Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good alarm function and tone; clean gilt plates; dial with a few short surface scratches but no hls; hands in good blue, some oxide patches; original heavy gauge case shows patchy tarnish, light wear, few MFS, no dents, minor dings; bow tight; good domed glass crystal; hard to find one of these in such nice functional order

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion & escapement function, clean plates; repeat can be made to function with the hour hammer striking smoothly until it gets to the quarters, where it hesitates and can be coached to strike by lifting the hammer back a few times; repeat work is complete, the hour gong broken but present, its block still attached to the dial plate; dial tarnished, excellent condition, needing only the two screws to go into the feet and secure it, and some wax filling for the numerals; fine blued hands, now straightened; an eminently restorable project

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates; dial perfect; hands in near mint blue; original case shows little wear, very minor niello loss, few MFS, no dents, a couple of small band dings and a nick; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates; dial with long hls from 10 to center & seconds; hands in fine blue but not original type; original case shows very little wear, nicely marked cuvette, perfect niello, few MFS, no dents or dings; replaced metal bow of stylish shape, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

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EPW - Dussaugey, Wien (Vienna), Austrian enameled fusee in modified 16th-17th century style (the dial of earlier style than the case), 29mm, silver closed case with fully enameled hand-painted covers inside and out showing couples at leisure and pastoral scenes, KWKS, enameled gilt champleve dial, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, late 18th century, the case and dial mid to late 19th century; Renaissance revival enamels of this type were very popular and come in many forms, and normally used 18th century mvts; it is unusual to actually see one of those mvts with a Viennese signature, which can only be read entirely by removing the regulator cover; the miniature mvt diameter is 23mm at the dial plate

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, no oxide on steel components; dial replaced the original dial on the mvt, screwed on at 9 and 3, chip into the opaque enamel at 3; single hand in fine blue is probably intentional, but a minute could be added; case has broken mvt hinge, so the mvt simply falls out; case shows little wear, nice stippled enamel painting, glaze cracks at base of back with minor chipping near outer hinge and latch, perfect internal enamels; button latch good; ring-bow & pendant original in old style; no crystal as with very early watches, the cover acting in that function

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EPW - E Dormer, London, fusee, 52mm, coin silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1793 (spiked "s"), KWKS, WED, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#4166; with finely engraved watch paper for "Boyden & Fenno, Worcester," the Boyden named darkened to indicate he was no longer there; behind that paper is a simple paper recording a cleaning on June 18, 1851; an Edward Dormer is listed "ca 1820" in Britten's, but there is no doubt as to the date of this hallmark; a plain "s" is the 1813 date letter; additionally, the watch is distinctly 1790's in style

EPW - Fra (Francis) Perigal, Bond Street, London (active 1770-94, watchmaker to the King), fusee, 52mm, gilt tombac alloy OF original pair cases, the inner with matching number to the mvt, KWKS, WED, gold poker & beetle hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt of very fine quality with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#1189; there were four Francis Perigals working in London in the 18th century, two father and son teams, this one identified by the New Bond Street address; one of his watches from 1783 is in the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, fine plates show mint gilding, hardly any oxide on steel components; dial with intersected hls at 9hl from 7 to center and center to 2, no chips; hands near mint original; original outer case shows very light wear, good outer gilding with hardly any tombac coming through, tarnished interior with the name "Perigal" scratched within, shows a few MFS outside, no dents or dings; button latch good as is the top; original inner case shows little wear, good gilding, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original, a little wear to tombac on the bow and pendant top; good domed glass crystal; a very nice original period watch by an eminent maker

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EPW - G Reymond, Vallee-de-Joux, fine lever keywind in transitional case, 57mm, heavy and large coin silver OF original case with mock crown and hunting back, gold Jurgensen lips, gold hinges, the case bearing an eagle hallmark sometimes suggesting export to the US and sometimes indicating US manufacture, most likely the latter, KWKS, WED, marcasite set hands, fully capped lever escapement with bimetallic balance and finely overcoiled HS, 19J, GJS, gilt mvt, s#1505 in case only; one very seldom sees a watch actually signed from this important watchmaking region in Jura Mountains, north of Geneva in the Canton of Vaud and bordering France along the north; occasionally we see Meylan watches from Brassus, in the same region, but the "Vallee de Joux" mark is scarce

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean and bright electrum-gilt plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings but some FS to the escape cap, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect but for minor scratch in seconds; hands in fine condition but too small for this watch; original heavy gauge case shows medium even wear with loss of most of the back ET detail, but the case is so well constructed that it remains impressive: case has a few MFS and a longer FS, dents or dings; nickel bow tight, nickel mock crown shows no wear; good beveled glass crystal; an impressive high grade mvt with scarce mark in equally impressive US market case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates but some plating loss to the escape wheel cock, little oxide; dial hls at 4 and edge; hands in good purple; original light gauge case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents, some light band dings and one in back cover bevel; bow tight, crown shows very little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Ticks but well out of beat, looks like the sweep post is there but may be slightly bent, explaining why the sweep was removed, clean plates; dial perfect save for edge chip outside 1; hands in good gilding; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings, a cloudy surface film just waiting to be buffed off; bow tight and hallmarked, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, very little oxide on steel components; dial nearly perfect but for MFS, faint hl from 6 to 8; period hands in nicely refinished blue; original heavy gauge outer case shows light wear, many MFS, no dents, a creased ding near the hinge and another micro-ding; button latch good, good top; original inner case shows little wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings, slightest compression; bow & pendant or original style but rebushed (a new bushing on case at pendant joint) at base and soldered internally; good domed glass crystal; a very clean late 18th century example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide; dial perfect; hands in fine dark blue; original medium gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, light dents or dings over time; the back enamel panel is perfect while the surrounding tracery bits have only minor losses; the front enamel panel has been restored in epoxy enamel, the rose cut diamonds in the center are complete, the surrounding tracery bits are over half gone; bow tight; good glass crystal; box has been varnished, bringing out the grain but leaving too much gloss; interior good

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$900

EPW - Jo/s Knight, London (possibly John if rendered as Jonas, the latter circa 1768 as is this watch), leather pique cased fusee, 50mm, tombac (zinc & copper alloy similar to "pinchbeck") OF original pair cases, KWKS, WED, poker & beetle hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock bearing engraved profile of a man with stylish cap, "1749" marked on plate one might mistake for the year; with 19th century paper from William Abel in Banff

Mvt: Ticks & stops with pressure, small arc of balance motion, escapement just barely functioning as if the flags need oil, some adjustment needed, plates show good gilding, little oxide on steel components; dial quite good with 2 long hls, a fracture at 3, repair to the 3 in 30 that is well done; hands a bit rubbed & oxidized but period; original outer case has been nicely recovered in leather with new rivets of good style, shows some wear & copper to the metal edges, no MFS, no dents or dings; spring latch good but button pretty well frozen in place; original inner case shows light wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant of correct style but re-secured and the bow plated; good domed glass crystal; a good example from London dating to Colonial American times (making it an ideal watch for the Revolutionary War re-enactor)

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EPW - John Scott, Gloucester Street, London (active 1770-1798) fusee, 50mm, coin silver OF original pair case inner bearing London hallmarks for 1789, the purpose-made perfectly fitting replacement outer made in 1828, KWKS, WED, gilt poker & beetle hands, verge escapement, DES, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, raised fully signed gilt locking dust-cap, s#1281, an owner's name scratched twice on the cap and twice inside the inner, William Collins; the styles of writing would suggest that a William passed the watch on to another William, hence the doubling

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, near mint plates show excellent gilding, no oxide on steel components; dial close to perfect, two lines running along the edge at 4 and 8, microflecks at center; hands in fine gilding, possibly refinished and gilded when the outer was made; purpose-made replacement medium gauge outer case shows light wear, some MFS, some small dents or dings to edge of bezel and back; button latch good but button top gone; original heavy gauge inner case shows little wear, a finely engraved monogram in 18th century style and probably for the first owner, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal; a lovely watch, faithfully conserved in 1828, made in the same year as Washington was inaugurated overseas

EPW - M N Dunand minute repeater, mvt marked "Magnenat," 52mm, silver-filled OF SB-snap-bezel recase (originally a case for a pin-set 14S Waltham), SW-pin-set from the original case pin, WED, lever escapement, 17J, plain parallel pattern NI damascene, without visible number; with very beefily constructed nickel alloy repeat slide; these cases are frequently mistaken for silver, but actually only have silver cladding or filling to the outside, being nickel alloy within; the mvt seems perfectly adapted to this case, although it might be nice to tastefully reduce the slide dimensions

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone with occasional rattle (fixed by infintesimal adjustment of the hammer tail endpiece depthing screw), plates with some tarnish; dial perfect but for short scratches; hands matched but a bit heavy; original case shows medium even wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow with central wear, crown shows medium wear without break; glass crystal with some short scratches; a practical recase - astound and delight your friends at cocktail parties for a small investment

Mvt: NR, chain broken at barrel hook, full length available, escapement not functioning, staff seems OK, plates show good gilding, some oxide on steel components; dial blacked with the top polished; Continental hands in period iron; original outer case shows very light wear, heavy tarnish, few MFS, plain back had some dents or dings plus a crack, now covered by the repousse covering that fits as if it were purpose made, good detail remaining to repousse; button latch good, good top; original inner case shows light wear, few MFS, no dents, minor dings; bow & pendant replaced by Fred Flintstone; good domed glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine plates; dial near mint original with yellowish toning to center; hands in fine gilding; original case shows very little wear, but the covering is shrinking from its joints; crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a handsome example despite the shrinkage, internally mint

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, tarnished plates; dial perfect; hands in fine dark blue; original light gauge case shows light even wear, few MFS, no dents, minor dings; GF bow brassy and loose, push shows light wear; good glass crystal; the assessment of the engraving as "Jeanne d'Arc" relies to some extent on the costume, but the scene may also be taken as the evocative French patriotic image of Liberty, "Aux armes, citoyens!"

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, some staining to plates and discoloration to balance, but hardly any MFS, fine slots & settings, a little oxide on bright work; dial perfect but for surface scratches at 3:30; hands in fine dark purple; original medium gauge case shows light even wear, a few MFS, only the lightest dents or dings, tarnished cuvette; bow loose and with central wear, push shows medium wear; scratched glass crystal; fine burled and brass inlaid box in excellent shape

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EPW - Sigma Watch Co, Swiss watch with lighter, silver, silver gilt, gold shell & soft enamel (epoxy base), 14mm x 9mm x 76mm unopened, all original, SW-SS, original silvered dial, fine quality lever escapement, 17J, plain satin NI damascene, s#102 within case-back; the base slides off to allow use of the lighter, the top slides up to reveal the watch dial; to disassemble, there is a small hole in the upper section that reveals a block screw; another screw is located on the central body; when both are removed, the top slides off and the case can be opened to inspect the mvt; with initials

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates; dial mint original; hands mint original; original case shows little wear, perfect enamel, few MFS, no dents or dings, some sliding wear and tarnish; crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; an ingenious device; inside one of the slides an original price is faintly scribed, "$120"

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, repeat is very gummy, barely runs down, the hammers are gummy so one hears no strike, but by coaxing the spin-ball governor with a blower, one can see that the watch will strike properly after lubrication/service; chronograph runs fine; near mint plates, some light oxide; dial with hls at 2 and 7, microflecks at seconds hole and light hl above 5; hands in near mint blue, seconds without tail, oxidized; original case looks near mint, has fresh minty bluing but a few pits are visible meaning it was expertly refinished; case shows little wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; bow free, crown & pushes show very light wear; good glass crystal

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$400

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EPW - Swiss watch of Icelandic interest, produced for Gudni A Jonsson, Reykjavik, with back engraving of coat-of-arms in commemoration of 1000 years of the existence of the Icelandic parliament, the Alpingi, and referring to the Icelandic Islands as the Alpingi Islands; 50mm, .800 silver OF original case with gilt bezels, SW-SS, WE-impressed-DSD, lever escapement, 15J, unsigned gilt mvt, s#2792356; originally a democratic council established at Pingvellir (Thingvedlir) in 930, the Alpingi is considered by some the oldest continuous democratic body in the western world; it was suspended only during upheaval in the 20th century, and is now re-established and seeking membership in the EU; Wikipedia notes that Reykyavik is the "northernmost capital of a sovereign state in the world..."

Mvt: NR due to broken mainspring, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, near mint plates; dial perfect; hands in near mint gilding; original case shows light wear, tarnish, some rose-tone gilding loss, few MFS, dimpled dent in band at 3, no other dings; bow good, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; a most unusual contract commemorating a highly interesting historical millennial event, little known in this country but famous in the Nordic area

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, light powdery tarnish on plates; dial with long hl from 12 down; hands in fine gilding; original well constructed case shows hardly any wear, no MFS except on cuvette, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a nice example of the Directoire style (Neoclassical French Empire) in revival

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, good calendar advancing by pins through the bezel, but no advancing occurs off the train; dial lacking the reverse-painted top to the original moon disc, the base disc is there; dial almost perfect, a twin hl joined at the edge outside 3; hands in good gilding; original case shows very little wear save for rubbing through the blue on the back, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow brassy through the thin plating, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates with minor tarnish or toning, a few MFS; dial clean, minimal specks; hands in good gilding; original medium gauge case shows very light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows little wear but has missing gold shell over two knurlings; clean plastic crystal

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$400

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EPW - Tiffany, Reed & Cie, Paris, scarce inking chronograph, patent mark with initials "PF," 63mm, gilt bronze OF original case, keywound from back, WED, cylinder escapement, 6J, gilt mvt, s#1470; the device was used to mark time intervals with a dot of ink, that one would first feed in to the two blades acting as a single chrongraph hand; the lever at "M" slides to start the hand, the push at top is supposed to bring the upper hand down into contact with the dial to leave a dot with the feeding pin that goes through the lower hand (not functioning at present); when one is finished with marking, one stops with the lever and returns with the slide at the bottom; to open (now with assistance) one presses the button at "A" but a knife will come in handy; in original etui with one of two tiny ink bottles

Mvt: Will run, balance out of flat, may have bent pivot rather truing problem, all functions work but the connection to bring the upper hand down to the dial, clean plates; dial with filled chip at dial screw; hands in good dark purple; original case shows little wear, some tarnish, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, push shows little wear; good glass crystal; etui with good interior has rubbing outside, minor cracking, loss at closure which barely closes

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EPW - Tobias, Liverpool, Swiss import with finely engraved back of cupid on a raft bearing the torch of love, 41mm, 18K OF original case with hunting back and fully signed metal cuvette, KWKS, finely engraved silver dial with applied numerals, cylinder escapement, 6J including caps, gilt, s#63472

Mvt: Just ticking, gummy cylinder, needs lube, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, clean plates; dial with MFS in sub dials, few other MFS, printed numerals rubbing off left dial; hands all in good original purple except replaced hour on right; original case shows abundant mottled tarnish, medium even wear beneath, few MFS, no dents or dings, gilding will wash off with the tarnish if muriatic acid is used, then one can replate; bow good, push shows filing and wear; good glass crystal; beautifully engraved dial

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show a few shorter MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial with chip to copper at lever, short hls leading away, scratch and rubbing to right of center; hands in fine near-black purple; recase shows little wear, few MFS except on cuvette which has more, no dents, minor dings; bow brassy, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

APW - Case only, 6 oz class coin silver 18S KW C&B HC, suitable for Waltham model 57, Elgin 1st model, etc; it is interesting to note that, unlike the modern convention, all of these 19th century cases with numbers indicating the ounce class within the cuvette show avoirdupoids ounces; in modern metals markets we use the troy system; this case weighs 5.92 avoirdupoids ounces with its springs but without crystal, and due to wear; in the troy system the current case weighs 5.4 ounces; this particular case has silver cuvette, while many marked cases include the weight of a nickel alloy cuvette; a six-ounce troy case would weigh half a troy pound, while a six-ounce avoirdupoids case weighs .375 avoirdupoids pounds, a bit over one third; those who scrap broken cases beyond repair have always noticed that the net silver weight never seems to live up to the proclamation inside the cuvette, and this is why!

APW - Case only - Rockford 4 oz class Muckle convertible (cabriolet) coin silver case, SW, can be converted from HC to OF by rotating mvt along the 9 to 3 axis, hunting cover, snap cuvette, lever slot on band only, not yet cut on bezel; also referred to as a "magic case" in the old days

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, effectively mint plates show one short MFS, near mint slots & mint settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial perfect with mint luster; hands effectively mint, tiny discoloration; original case shows very light wear, a few MFS, a back dent has been knocked out to uneven effect, needs proper blocking, a small flat ding in band; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial perfect, bezel rub only; hands in near mint black; original case shows little wear, profuse MFS, no dents but four dimples across the back have been knocked back out to flush, and only require stick finishing to remove; bow tight, no brass, crown shows little wear; clean acrylic crystal; with the minor finishing and buffing, one would have a near mint example in and out, save for the minor rubbing inside from knocking the dimples flush

Mvt: NR, broken staff, near mint plates show hardly any MFS or scuffs, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, hardly any on winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in mint blue; original case shows very light wear but the back threads are bad, making closure next to impossible, and the band has marks by vice or open pliers used to assist in getting the back off; otherwise, tha case shows a few MFS, no other dents or dings aside from the deep marks mentioned; bow loose, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; do not force the case back; the back threads can be retraced with a graver both internally and externally, and then reworked with diamond paste moving back and forth to greater depths without going too tight at any point; the band can be improved with sanding and buffing; a worthy project

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show a few MFS, more on barrel plate, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect, dirt only; hands in near mint blue but a bend to each that could use straightening, good seconds; original case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; MFS to plastic crystal; excellent original condition overall, closing in an a near mint watch

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fairly bright plates show some MFS, a few FS and a short scratch, good slots & tarnished settings, a little edge oxide on bright work but the winding wheels are frosted with light oxide; dial perfect; hands in near mint black; original case shows light wear, many MFS to FS, no dents or dings; bow loose but not worn much, crown shows light wear; clean plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show very fewe MFS, fine slots & settings, some oxide removal and sanding on bright work (regulator assembly) and small patch removal on winding wheels; dial with hl cluster at 11;30, hl at 5, hl through center from 60 to signature; hands in fine blue, slightly dulling to good; original case shows very light wear, mostly to back center, some MFS, no dents or dings; back cover needs slight tuning to bring straight up and down; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show some MFS and nicks, good slots & marred dull settings, some light powdery oxide and small patch on bright work, small patch and specks on winding wheels; dial fractured with six radial lines going out from center, chip repair by wax eliminating the 58 minute marker, hls at 7 and 4; hands in near mint blue, seconds dull gray; fine Ball recase shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; case much better than mvt and dial

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show numerous MFS, dirt & oil smear, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels, but some dullness instead to the polish; dial with faint hl from 10 toward 1; hands in near mint blue; original case shows very little wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, fine new crown shows no wear; good glass crystal

APW - E Howard & Co, Boston, series III, N-S (just over 19S), heavy coin silver 4 oz class Dueber original OF case with gold hinges, KWKS, WE-SSD with script signature, lever escapement with traditional banking pins, 15J, gilt mvt, s#6541; despite notions of how a Howard mvt is "supposed" to be cased, this case is original to the mvt; there is only one locator pin hole in the 19S case opening, and only one locator pin was ever on the mvt; no holes were ever plugged in the cuvette, and the cuvette holes align and match; only one case screw ever met the lip, cut on it for years, and now a washer resolves the wear at the site; even the large case opening in the back is slightly larger than the standard 18S coin case of the period; while series III mvts were produced from 1861 to 1871, not all were cased and sold in that period; however, one could imagine a person selling a gold case and obtaining a silver case made to factory specs at a later date, to resolve a hardship or preference; nothing is new under the sun

Mvt: Running, good balance motion, slight error in round but none in flat, clean plates show some lightly distributed spotting or small corrosion speckle overall, but no MFS, good slots & settings, some light oxide & filaments on bright work; dial has some hls from 4:30 to 7 going over to the seconds; hands in fine blue, a little oxide; original heavy gauge case shows substantial even wear, the mass of the case preserving its looks, with few MFS but two short nicks in the back, no dents, a deep ding in the band next a tiny double; bow very worn and distorted, time to spring for a new one; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good mvt condition overall with a few plate MFS, some scratching by detent screw, hardly any oxide but missing whiplash; dial with hl fracture at 5 and hl through center; hands of umbrella style but the minute is for a G-size; recase shows light wear with incipient edge brassing, some MFS, no dents or dings; replaced fancy bow tight, crown that came with stem sits high, shows light wear; good glass crystal; clean looks overall

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine bright plates show a little speckle, very little cloudiness, a few MFS, near mint slots & settings, very little tiny oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial with light powdery tarnish in the chapter from 5 to 11; hands in near mint gilding; original heavy gauge case with medium gauge cuvette shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents but a single light ding in back; elegant bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; nice example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean and only faintly cloudy plates show hardly any MFS, one FS on cock, near mint slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work, none on winding wheels; dial with invisible hls going from 9 and 2 down to seconds, mint luster; hands in near mint intense blue; finely selected recase shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow with some wear to brass underneath, a bit loose, crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal; clean and good looking example, ideally cased

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean, bright plates show a few MFS, fine slots & near mint settings, some light oxide filaments and patch on bright work, large patch and other smaller patches on winding wheels and click; dial with invisible hl at 12, another at edge outside 4, long flake around center hole from 3 to 7; hands in dull blue, bold modern RR style; ideally selected recase shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates have a little rubbing above the word "Positions," show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial has long invisible hl from 55 down to 35, seen obviously only on reflection, inconsistent original orange printing under the glaze, noticeable on 8; hands in near mint dark blue; original case shows light wear, the beginning of a brass line on the bevel top, a few MFS or scuffs, no dents or dings; bow good, just loose, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; always an impressive dial, despite the flaw

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, a little oxide and powder on bright work, a speck and tiny patch on winding wheels plus a couple of FS; dial with faint hls at 4 and 12, fleck and hl at lever, slight center discoloration; hands mismatched, some oxide; well-selected recase shows very little wear except for brassing and roughness at the pendant, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, new crown shows no wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial perfect, mint luster; hands mint original but for a small oxide spot on minute; original case shows very little wear, original back satin visible, a few MFS; a dent in the back has been mostly knocked out leaving an impression inside the case back; no other dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; near mint internally, interesting inscription for the RR collector

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean and faintly cloudy plates show a number of MFS, moct concentrated on barrel plate, near mint slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work; dial with single hl below seconds, one long MFS through signature; hands in fine blue, rust bloom on minute tip; original case shows very light even wear, a touch of brass on back of pendant only, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light to medium wear; good glass crystal; fine overall condition

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, a couple of faint small oxide patches on bright work, a stronger small patch and barely visible specks on winding wheels; dial has a few invisible lines and wax repair to internal corner above 5; hands in fine blue, some light rubbing; original case shows little wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight but brassy, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; very clean internally, beautiful mvt

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS and a long FS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work but a filament on winding wheels; dial with faint edge hls or fractures at 12:30, 2 and 8; hands in slightly rubbed medium dark blue; nicely selected recase shows hardly any wear, few MFS (profuse MFS on cuvette from knife), no dents or dings; bow with slight wear to brass underneath, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

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APW - Elgin 23J Veritas, 18S, GF OF original "Veritas Model ENWCo" J Boss SB&B case, SW-LS, WE-DSD with most unusual hidden etching of the insignia of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the member's name, visible only on reflection in the dial center, fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, DES, GJS with trademark fancy full cock cap, gold train, round fishscale pattern NI damascene with peaked arcaded surround, s#8401931; the FOE, established in 1898 by members of the performing arts, claim to be the force behind the establishment of Mother's Day in the US; Wikipedia states, "The Fraternal Order of Eagles, an international non-profit organization, unites fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, [LTJE can be seen in the insignia] to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills, and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope;" the eagle is their symbol and the aerie their meeting place

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates with minimal cloudiness show some longer and shorter MFS, fine slots & fine to near mint settings, some small light oxide patches on bright work, fewer on black-polished winding wheels; dial perfect, the etching finely centered, apparently intentionally etched to be invisible at first glance; hands overpainted; unusual Veritas marked original case shows even substantial wear down to brass, finely polished to make quite good looking, few MFS, no dents, a couple faint back dings; bow tight, brass crown shows medium wear and has been notched to create grip; good glass crystal; the secret signature really makes the watch that much more interesting

Mvt: NR, broken staff, very clean mvt condition overall; dial with single hl below seconds; hands in fine blue; original case shows light even wear, some reduction of applique detail, a few MFS, a dimpled dent at the junction of the back cover and band plus a ding nearby, a light flat dent on the opposite side exactly, few other dings; bow with wear to center, crown shows abundant wear to brass with notch filing for grip; good glass crystal; mvt will be straightforwad to fix, case will polish nicely, a new crown and bow straightening will help, lots of good looks left

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good mvt condition overall; dial perfect save for a little dirt around the bottom of the seconds; hands in fine gilding; original case shows light wear and the beginnings of brassing at the highlights, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow loose but with light wear only, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Barely ticking, gummy & dirty plates, no oxide but needs complete OH; dial hl at 11:30; hands in clean blue; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, a few MFS to FS, no dents or dings, lift gummy but spring active; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a good cleaning in and out will produce a fine example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good mvt condition overall; dial with many hls; hands in fine dark blue; original medium gauge case shows near mint exterior, no wear, few MFS, no dents or dings outside but the cuvette was too thin to accept an engraved name resulting in dings and creases to that part alone; fancy bow tight and good looking, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint mvt condition overall; dial almost perfect, faint hl at 11good luminous; hands fine original with good applied luminous; original case shows hardly any wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a fine example with extra heavy case gauge for the size

Mvt: Ticks & stops, very gummy, will show good balance motion & poise with cleaning, good mvt condition overall; dial perfect but dirty; hands with slight rubbing and rust bloom; original case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a great American eagle decorated case, eager for the top grade of this model mvt

Mvt: NR, broken plate jewels on pallet and escape, good staff, pallet possibly bent or the lower pivot out of its hole pushing up the fork, the good roller table laying to one side within the staff aperture for now until the pallet is fixed, evenly cloudy plates show some MFS and FS, good slots & settings save for a quite marred plate screw slot, some oxide specks on bright work; dial with some long faint hls; hands in good blue but mismatched style, seconds gone, post there; recase shows light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings but a sharp nick at the back edge; bow loose, crown shows light wear; very scratched thick glass crystal; some restoration to do, but not insurmountable

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings but for marring to the cock cap, very little powdery oxide on gilt bright work; dial perfect but for a short glaze crack just to the right of the seconds on the internal edge; hands near mint Louis XV; recase shows borderline medium wear with brassing just starting on highlights and edges, few MFS, only faint and shallow dents or dings; bow good, replacement crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

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APW - Hamilton 19J grade 952P, 16S, nickel alloy Keystone OF SB&B recase, SW-SS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, GJS, medium parallel pattern NI damascene, s#785093; the NAWCC website database puts total production at 1331, noting that 168 were made to 952L specs; it is not clear if that is inclusive or exclusive of the 1331 production

Mvt: Ticks and stops when partially wound, takes off nicely when wound fully, then shows good balance motion, good poise, toned plates show a few MFS, few small spots, no other speckle, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels but for one oxide speck on click wheel; dial with fracture and edge repair at 10, long hl from 1 to below seconds; hands original but color has changed on minute; recase shows nice decoration, little wear, few MFS, minor dings in back center, one sharp pinpoint; bow good, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

APW - Hamilton, early jeweler's contract for "Parker & Davis, Bridgeport, Conn," so marked on dial and mvt, grade 935, 18S, fine heavy coin silver original HC, SW-LS, WE Roman DSD, lever escapement, 17J, parallel pattern NI damascene center with short wave and rosette surrounds, s#3120; this watch is the 20th grade 935 made out of a total production of 4700; in near mint condition in and out

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show minimal tarnish, hardly any MFS, near mint slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect with mint luster; hands in mint blue; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, light even tarnish, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; as nice an original early grade 935 example as one could hope to find

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates with near mint luster show numerous MFS, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work; dial has hls at 11:30, 3:30 and 5:30 plus cluster at 12:30, all in outer chapter; hands in fine medium blue; recase, if it has any lower carat gold content, would only have it in the cover planchets, as the band and lips are negative; case has wrong bezel, too big, shows hardly any wear, few MFS, one dent in back cover and minor ding in front; bow with wear underneath to brass, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal on non-fitting bezel, at least protecting the hands for the moment; nice early mvt, good looking case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show excellent color, hardly any MFS except for sme FS and nicks on the cock foot, near mint slots & toned settings, some oxide on bright work confined mostly to the whiplash; dial has mint luster, invisible hls at 1:30 and 2:30; hands in fine medium blue, slight rubbing; beautiful recase shows little wear to back and bezel, but has wear to brass on pendant and band, as if one found near mint replacements for the same model case; case otherwise shows hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow good but free, replacement crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a beautiful mvt in a handsome recase; unique gilt damascene pattern

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work; dial with single hl at 4; hands in near mint blue; display case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystsal

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APW - Hamilton 21J grade 960, 16S, GF OF original HB&B case, SW-SS, WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, GJS, narrow parallel pattern NI damascene, s#50446, in older fitted box, 1940 inscription on cuvette to grandson from a grandfather who graduated Yale in 1878; grade confirmed by NAWCC database and the ledger, but first and last production figures displayed in the summary are not accurate as of this writing; presumably 3000 grade 960 produced, this watch among the earliest runs

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show some MFS, good slots & settings with light marring to the caps, small specks of oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial with hls at 4, internal microfleck at 3, bezel rub or scratch around circumference; hands dull purple, seconds blue; original case shows light wear, buffing marks, some MFS, no dents, faintest dings; bow brassy, crown shows substantial wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, numerous MFS by the detent screw, fine to near mint slots & settings but for the detent screw-head, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with hls at 10 and internal microfleck under 11; hands in good purple, slight bend to minutes; recase shows light wear, some MFS, two light back dents, no dings; bow worn to brass underneath, crown shows substantial wear, the stem length has not been adjusted to fit the recase; slightly worn glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work but patches formed on winding wheels causing some oxide removal to the click wheel and sanding of the crown wheel; dial perfect but for small circular rub around seconds; hands in near mint blue, minor oxide; original case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow very tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; clearly only worn on state occasions - a new winding wheel pair would be nice

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial good looking but has a field of parallel lines running from 9 to 3, chip repair to internal corner above 7; hands in mint toned dark blue; finely selected recase shows very little wear, remant original back satin, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow very tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a great looking example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fairly bright plates show a few MFS and some more severe FS by the click wheel, fine slots & settings except for minimal marring of the cock cap, replacement of the cock cap jewel within the original setting, plus one cock setting screw missing, some oxide on bright work, patch plus specks on winding wheels; dial with pitchfork hl by 7; hands in fine dark blue with a bit of discoloration; original case shows medium wear with brassing to the stepped-highlights around back and bezel, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow loosening with some wear to metal, crown shows light wear and metal highlights; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show a few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, or winding wheels; dial near mint original with light scuff around 8; hands near mintblack; original case shows hardly any wear, some MFS over original back satin, no dents or dings, dry oil on bar; bow with light wear underneath, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, faintly cloudy but otherwise near mint plates show no MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work except for a patch on the cock cap, near mint winding wheels, MFS on crown wheel only; dial relatively clean, many MFS to surface, little rubbing or scuffs; hands in fine black; original case shows very little wear, a few MFS, profuse in back center, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; clean plastic crystal; a higher condition example overall

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates with a large patch near "USA," show some localized MFS or rubbing, good slots & settings except on the cock; it looks like the bright work was polished after having become pitted, and remains shiny but pitted and not quite flat polished, oxide on click, mint winding wheels save for a tiny speck; dial with some tiny lifting, rubbing or nicks; hands in fine blue; otherwise near mint original case has had a presentation mostly removed from the back leaving a few points and some brass break-through; it should be rendered flat, clean and re-plated, as the removal job is almost finished; case otherwise shows hardly any wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; some high condition features, and needing replacement or finishing of lower condition features

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings, some oxide on bright work and small patches on winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in fine black; original case has slightly tricky back threads, shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow very loose, can pull right off, needs a quick tightening with bow pliers, crown shows light wear; clean plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, slightly sluggish balance motion due to dry oil, good poise, fine plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, very little edge oxide on bright work, click wheel with hardly any oxide, crown wheel with several patches; unusual single sunk Montgomery dial perfect; hands in mint intense blue; original case shows just into medium wear with brassing around edges, few MFS, two light back dents, no dings; bow brassy, signed crown shows no wear, must be NOS replacement; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in mint blue; barely used original case shows hardly any wear, numerous MFS over original back satin, no dents or dings; bow super-tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; very clean example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy and toned plates show a few MFS or short scuffs, fine slots & settings, some light oxide and staining on bright work, fine powder on winding wheels; dial hl from 2 to 3; hands in near mint blue; original case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear and incipient break; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show faint cloudiness, very few MFS, fine slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial mint original; hands near mint original; mint-lustrous original case shows no wear, MFS on cuvette only along with satin applied when engraved, no dents or dings; solid bow unworn, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; box a little rubbed and soiled in and out; the polished back of the watch is stunning

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, fine slots & near mint settings but for slight marring to the cock and escape caps, some light patches of frosting on bright work, looking like glue residue as opposed to oxide, screw tops good; dial with chip to copper at lever, fracture and wax repair at 5 involving inner and outer corners; hands in fine blue, rubbed; finely selected near mint recase shows hardly any wear, hardly any MFS but a few FS and bow impression on bezel, no other dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show slightly patchy tarnish, a few MFS, minimal speckle, fine slots & near mint settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial clean, long invisible hl from 1 through center to seconds, edge repair concealed at 1:30; hands in fine purple, some rubbing; original case shows light even wear, a few MFS, a faint slight back dent, not other dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows borederline medium wear; good glass crystal

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APW - Hamilton 23J grade 950, 16S, GF OF SB&B Keystone recase with locomotive decoration on back, SW-LS, WE-SSD, fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel, GJS, gold train, narrow parallel pattern NI damascene, s#775923; the NAWCC website shows this serial number as being a 950P, and notes that at least 200 of the 4400 produced were changed to LS; if that is correct, then this watch would belong to that sub-group

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, evenly cloudy-toned plates show a few MFS, minimal faint speckle or toning, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or fancy winding wheels, a short scratch at click wheel center; dial with small chip to copper at lever slot with short hls therefrom; hands in fine dark blue; nicely chosen recase shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings but some nicks or scrapes at 9-10 on the front bezel; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Running, fairly good balance motion, poise errors in round & flat, cloudy plates show fingerprint etching, many MFS, fine slots & settings except for marring to the cock & escape caps, some light oxide on bright work, the worst a large area on the click wheel that has been scratched off; dial with fracture and chips to copper at 7, long hl from seconds to 9:30, rubbing; hands mismatched; original case shows medium wear with brassing to band and edges, profuse MFS, light back dents, pinpoint band dings and one creased ding; bow worn to brass at apex, crown shows wear to brass at edge, making resistant winding more difficult; worn plastic crystal; in need of TLC

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean but slightly cloudy plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels, some polishing to click wheel center; dial with near mint original visible surface has concealed bezel rub, and a single scuff from 10 seconds through the 5; hands in near mint black; original case shows borderline medium wear, with some highlight and edge brassing beginning, profuse MFS, light dents or dings across the back; bow with brassing underneath, crown shows very light wear; clean plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in fine black; recase shows light wear in general but the bezel has been buffed, not worn to brass; case shows some MFS, no dents or dings; bow more towards medium wear, loosening, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; very fine mvt, case a bit early but still in keeping, bezel buffing a sin

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial mint original; hands mint original; original case shows no wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings, the only defect is some fingerprint etching and discoloration within the case-back; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; about as good as they come, once out of the wrappers

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels (a speck or two), scuffs on crown wheel; dial good original, some light scuffs, MFS & rubbing overall while looking fine to the naked eye; hands fine, but seconds bent and missing paint; original case has had contract markings sanded off back, then was gold plated, with buffing around the pendant looking as if it went to copper, which was not the base white metal of the case; case now looks oddly discolored while most of the rhodium plated band looks good; shows little wear where not adulterated, sanding creating the look of broadly brushed total MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear but nicks to top; worn plastic crystal; could use a complete professional refinish and fresh plating; one could always wear it as is for Halloween, or hang it in a jack-o-lantern

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APW - Hamilton hunting grade 975P engraved "Thor" on fourth wheel bridge, 16S, nickel alloy OF Hamilton display case, SW-SS, refinished painted conversion dial marked "Hamilton Special," impressed, lever escapement, 17J, gilt bright work and screws, banded and interlocking pattern NI damascene, s#1201825; the NAWCC returns two data values for this number, the 975L being closest to the actual grade; the definitive ledger only goes to 824,700, so some values returned are approximate, and in the case of two values, one to be ignored; our thanks to Jim Haney for input on how to use the site

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show bright color definition, hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or gilt screw-tops; dial with faint hls at 12, 4 and 7; hands in near mint blue; original case shows light wear to the back but the band and edges are going into medium wear and showing brass, few MFS, light central back dents, no dings; bow good but slightly underweight, brass crown core shows light wear but should be replaced and the crown-stem-sleeve assembly rendered tight and flush; glass crystal with small edge chip; certainly one of the best condition two-tone mvts we have seen in any Hampden for a long time; gilding is always vulnerable during cleaning operations for all two-tone mvts from any company, this gilding looking untainted and brilliant

Mvt: Ticks briefly and stops due to deep break in the mainspring, with slight pressure shows good balance motion & poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings but marring on the gold barrel setting, no oxide on bright work, mint crown wheel, some MFS to click wheel center; dial perfect; hands in near mint intense blue; original case shows very light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; bow with slight central wear, crown shows very light wear; scratched glass crystal; a fresh mainspring and crystal will yield a high condition example; one does not see the series 5 that frequently

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, otherwise clean plates show fingerprint etching on barrel bridge, very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or mostly concealed winding wheels; dial fine to near mint original, minor scratches or speckle in the outer chapter, good looking; hands in near mint blue; original medium gauge near mint case shows no wear, a few MFS and an FS or two, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear but some nicks; good glass crystal; a pretty crisp example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial fine original but for some corrosion spots and minor speckle, most of the surface excellent; hands in mint blue; near mint original medium gauge case shows no wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; clean box, dull finish, no paper to confirm originality

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, dark-toned plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings, some small oxide patches on bright work, none on winding wheels; dial hls at 10:30, other scuffs or MFS; hands in good dark blue; original or NOS case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, two or three pin-point infinitesimal specks on near mint winding wheels; dial with three faint hls in center, rubbing in seconds; hands in mint medium blue; original case shows medium even wear with brassing at base of band pendant, brassing to bezel edge, some MFS, a dimpled dent and numerous dings to the band, the dent at 3:30 causing distortion and preventing complete closure of the bezel; bow free but good, crown shows light even wear and toning, sitting a little high; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels, one case screw missing; dial chipped and lifted at the lever slot, not because of the lever action but because the wrong case screw, now removed, was too long and screwed right into the dial back - dial would have been perfect; hands in fine blue; original case has stem that is too long, but fortunately has threaded sleeve holder - to inspect the mvt, unscrew both the crown and knurled ring beneath to remove the entire stem assembly, then lift the mvt out - make sure it does not fall out with only one screw; one will need to shorten the stem for normal function to about half the length of the square component; case otherwise shows light wear, few MFS, two flat band dents, no dings; bow brass, crown shows little wear; scratched glass crystal; hint - match the case screw to the other original case screw before installing, and if the screw won't screw in any further, stop!

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show a few MFS or nicks, fine slots & settings, some specks of oxide on bright work with patchesand filaments on winding wheels; dial with numerous hls; hands mismatched; model specific or appropriate recase in generally better condition than this mvt; case shows very little wear, some MFS and nicks, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very little wear; good glass crystal; a bad dial, a good mvt and a great case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, hardly any oxide on satin work or winding wheels; dial perfect with mint luster; hands in fine blue, hardly any rubbing or MFS; original case shows very little wear, profuse MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine bright plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings with minimal marring to the cock cap, some oxide filaments on bright work, specks, filaments and small patches on winding wheels; dial with fracture inside 8 and a number of barely visible hls as a consequence; hands mismatched; original case shows some uneven very light wear, few MFS, light dents or dings to the back, tiny ding in band; bow tight, crown shows light wear; clean plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, toned plates show many shorter MFS or nicks, good slots & settings with marring to the cock cap and mainspring arbor gold settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with hl at 1, slight rubbing in seconds; hands in fine blue, hour in fine purple; original case shows very light wear, no brassing, a few MFS, no dents, a tiny double ding on the band; bow free but with minimal wear, crown shows light wear; beveled glass crystal with a number of small edge flakes from grinding and fitting

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster toned plates show a few MFS or scuffs, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial almost perfect with mint luster, single hl at 5; hands in near mint blue; original case shows light even wear, no brassing, few MFS, no dents, a flat ding in band; bow good, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; clean original example

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APW - Howard Keystone, 12-14S (even though these are refered to in the literature as 12S, the dial plate actually measure 14S on many), GF OF original clamshell case with Howard logo interior, SW-SS, gilt metal dial, lever escapement, 17J, plain parallel pattern NI damascene, s#1338109; in near mint condition throughout, in associated velvet box with wonderful impressed jockey and race-horse on top

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint mvt condition overall; dial near mint, mint luster; hands in near mint purple but for a touch of oxide on the minute tip; original case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow shows light wear, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; really great looking owing to the two tone satin dial effect - would remind one of a modern CD on reflection

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fairly bright plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, whitish speckle on larger winding wheel; dial perfect, luster dull; hands in fine purple; original case shows light wear with a small touch of brass on one part of the bezel junction, profuse MFS, no dents or dings, two short scratches in band; bow with a little brassing, needs tightening, crown shows medium wear to top with brass, light wear to side; good glass crystal but for small fleck on bevel; attractive case model

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, faintly cloudy plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or near mint winding wheels; dial dial with internal corner gone above 5; hands in good purple, some oxide; original case shows very light evenwear, profuse MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, slight brassing underneath, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; very clean in general

Mvt: Running, good balance motion, error in flat, balance spar brilliantly blued with some bluing to the internal balance steel, one can only imagine why, clean plates have blacking mostly washed out, only light cloudiness, show a few MFS, fine slots & lightly marred settings, a little powdery oxide on bright work, faint specks on both winding wheels; dial with more hls than the sands of the Ganges (I do tend to exaggerate when gripped by poetic impulse); hands with oddly polished minute, good purple otherwise; original case shows light wear, profuse MFS, a dent plus a couple more dings in the band, the deep one at 7:30; bow free but with only slight wear to metal underneath, crown shows light wear just into brass highlights; worn plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show complete cloudiness and loss of blacking due to overwashing in warm ammoniated solvents, creating a perfectly even cloudy tone and gold-letter effect; the plates were in very fine condition prior to the overwashing, showing very few MFS, fine slots & settings with slight marring to the cock cap, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with bold hl at 9, faint hls below seconds; hands in good dark purple, blued seconds; original two-tone case shows medium to substantial wear and brassing to the band, but very light wear and hardly any brassing to the model correct bezel and back, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow incorrect, the model 206 bow should follow the line of the shoulders, crown shows substantial smooth wear; clean plastic crystal; one can only conlude that the correct bezel and back were found for the worn body, or more likely that a WG 206 was interchanged with a YG 206 to make two two-tone versions, without regard for wear characterstics; makes for an intriguing assortment of flaws

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean and slightly cloudy plates show occasional tarnish, few MFS, near mint slots & settings, the cock cap fine, a little oxide powder on bright work; dial with forked or criss-crossed hls at 4, 8 and 12; hands in good blue, a bit oxidized; original case shows medium wear with brassing of the band and pendant, some MFS, light dings in back only; bow brassy, loose, crown shows more wear, nearly all brass; good glass crystal; a clean & honest original example internally, could use a new bow & crown, dial cleaning, ding removal to spruce it up

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show very few MFS but 50% loss to letter blacking, fine slots & settings but for marring to the cock and escape caps, small patches of oxide on bright work and winding wheels plus MFS to center of click wheel; dial with two edge chips at one and lever, hls at 1:30 (double), 2:30 and 6; hands in fine blue, slight rubbing and hub oxide; original case shows medium to more substantial but even wear, showing brass ring around back and bezel and brass to highlights, many MFS, no dents or dings, just honest constant wear; bow brassy, crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, otherwise near mint plates have had tiny numbers scratched into the plates above the "21 Ruby Jewels" mark by a person heretofore excommunicated from the watch collecting community; plates otherwise show hardly any MFS, one slight scuff, near mint slots & mint settings, a little oxide on bright work but none on click and click wheel; dial with barely visible hls in center, below one and above seconds; hands in near mint purple; another beautifully selected recase from this discriminating collector shows hardly any wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine & slightly cloudy plates show hardly any MFS, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial original with some small tarnish spots; hands in good dull purple; original case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow a bit loose, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show minimal speckle or cloudiness, hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial has hl fracture originating at 12:30; hands in near mint blue; finely selected recase shows hardly any wear, few MFS but a scratch in the shield, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial cracked at 9, hls at 10:30, 8 and below seconds; hands in mint purple; beautifully decorated recase shows very little wear, a few MFS, light back dents visible only internally, no other dings save for a tiny dimpled spot on base of band; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; great looking mvt and case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show good color definition, light overall speckle and toning, a few MFS, fine slots & settings with minimal marring to the cock cap, very little oxide on bright work, tiny speckle on winding wheels; dial with chipping to copper at lever, two faint hls; hands dark and dull; near mint original case shows no wear, few MFS, a creased dent to the front cover, no dings; bow good, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; bag in good condition, minimal soil and one dark brown spot

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion will be even better with pallet lube, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, mint slots & settings but for marring to the cock cap and screws, no oxide on bright work; dial with repaired chips at seconds center and inside 10, hls at 2 and 3, some rubbing to numeral graphics, edge glitch at 5; hands in dull black, rusty, must have had celluloid crystal; original case shows light even wear, a little thin brassing, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows light wear to brass; clean plastic crystal; beautiful mvt condition, nice case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean & bright mvt condition overall, hardly any speckle; dial perfect; hands a bit oxidized and bent; original or NOS case in sidewinder format shows hardly any wear, numerous MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a very fine hunting contract mvt in a very fine RR case, the latter manufactured with both left and right lever slots for all RR models

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, excellent mvt condition overall; dial with a couple of long FS but no hls, small edge flake at 2:30; hands in good blue; original case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a nice way to display this contract

APW - New England skeleton duplex, approximately 18S, nickel alloy OF original display case, SW, set by pushing in the spring-loaded crown, skeletonized gilt dial with black numerals in relief, duplex escapement, 1-3J, gilt mvt, without number

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good duplex function, dial clean, scratched at 12; hands rusty while there is no other rust in mechanism; original case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & crown show little wear; good glass crystals, one beveled, one smooth; always a popular model among collectors for the visibility of the escapement action

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APW - New England skeleton duplex, approximately 18S, nickel alloy OF original display case, SW, set by pushing in the spring-loaded crown, skeletonized gilt dial with numerals in relief, duplex escapement, 1-3J, gilt mvt, without number

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good duplex function, slight oxidation coming through the gilding; dial with a little surface dirt; hands tarnished, Louis XV style; original case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; nickel replacement bow shows little wear, original crown shows little wear; good glass crystals; a popular model among collectors for the visibility of the escapement action

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APW - New York Standard "worm" drive, 18S, nickel alloy OF SB&B recase, SW-LS, WED, variant of lever escapement with steel pallets engaging at precisely opposite sides of the perpendicular pointed tooth escape wheel, basically a lever version of the DeBauffre chaff-cutter escapement, 5J, gilt mvt, s#32891; under the dial these watches have a unique setting system with internal gearing, and the escapement is visible rather than the worm-gear

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good mvt condition overall, light tarnish or faded gilding; dial with big filled chip, hl; hands undersized Swiss; recase shows substantial wear to locomotive decoration, some MFS, light dents or dings to back center creating concavity; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; these watches are great to mount a plexiglass dial on to see the unique under-dail features; get another case or block this one and remove the locomotive

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph function, good mvt condition overall, some MFS; dial with large edge chip at 1 going into the five second mark, hl at 10; hands in good blue; original case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents, a scuffed ding and long scratch on the front bezel; bow loose and brassy, crown shows light wear, push shows medium wear; good glass crystal; rather a nice example of the 18S version

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates, hardly any oxide; dial perfect, rubbing & dirt only; hands with small spot of verdigris; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, some MFS on cuvette, a light dent on the top of the back cover going through to the cuvette; bow tight, replaced crown mangled and lacking half of its gold shell (surely there must be a better crown under the sun); good glass crystal; clean chain; box darkened but with little wear

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show few MFS but mostly UFS (faint brushing), fine slots & settings, very faint oxide on bright work; dial nearly perfect; hands in good blue, some rubbing and oxide; recase has associated back bezel that fits but does not match front, shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal in front, edge flakes to back crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show a few MFS, fine slots & dull-toned settings, some light edge oxide on bright work, the winding wheels & click turned clean and scored, removing any original finish entirely; dial almost perfect, a couple of concealed edge flakes, an internal microfleck, hl going right through the 1 so a person can hardly see where it starts and ends, fine luster; hands in fine blue, a little rubbing; recase of the lightly plated variety has lost most of its plating after very little wear, and would replate nicely, shows few MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright near mint plates show hardly any MFS but one long FS, near mint slots & tarnished settings, some oxide on bright work but none on winding wheels; dial perfect, minor hand rubbing; hands in near mint blue, seconds dull; fine bright recase shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, the old screw marks have been marred, however, and should be smoothed; bow with wear to brass underneath, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a bright, attractive marriage

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work, tiniest specks on winding wheels; dial is older refinish, looking quite clean with few scratches, scuffs or rubs; hands in mint intense blue; original crisp looking case shows very little wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow free and showing some under-metal, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; clean original example

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APW - Trenton Watch Co, rare dial commemorating Commodore Dewey's victory at the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 during the Spanish-American War, 18S, sterling silver Fahy's original HC, SW-LS, WE-SSD with printed red, white and blue American flag, marked "Dewey May 1 - 98" and "I hope it will fly there forever," a reference reflecting McKinley's subsequent decision to place the Philippines under US control; lever escapement, 7J, concentric pattern NI damascene, s#202656; mvt is identical to one labeled as 16S in Shugart, but definitely measures 18S; then Commodore George Perry defeated the entire Spanish fleet in only six hours on this date with only one American loss; the victory was so complete that Perry became an overnight hero; Wikipedia writes, "Newspapers transformed Dewey into the epitome of American superiority by highlighting his leadership capabilities and accentuating the strength and masculinity of his features..." He was the first American promoted to the position of Admiral of the Navy in 1903

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, a touch out of beat, clean mvt condition overall, a long plate scratch the one distraction; rare dial is perfect, the original printed graphics a bit weak in places; hands in good blue, but mismatched minute is rubbed & oxidized; original medium gauge 2 oz class case shows very light wear, few MFS, very light dents or dings in cover and band; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a very clean example, a rare dial for the US military historical collector

Mvt: Runs sluggishly to the point of occasional stopping, needs lubrication if not full OH, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, plates show some MFS and a long FS or scratch, fine slots & settings, a little edge oxide on bright work; dial perfect in center but edge has been ground all around to accomodate bezel; hands a bit dull; original case still required elongation of the winding hole, so between that and the dial griding one can see that such early GF cases were not perfectly interchangeable with all US mvts; case shows very light even wear, some MFS, no dents, minor dings; bow worn to metal but still of good mass, pendant shows light wear; scratched glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean but faintly cloudy plates show very few MFS, fine slots & very lightly marred settings, tiny oxide on bright work, a few very small to tiny patches on winding wheels; dial almost perfect, tiny corner chip above 7 filled with wax, lightest bezel rub only; hands in near mint blue and fine red, a bit matte in tone; handsome recase shows little wear, fine train detail, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow is undersized nickel replacement, new ideally fitting crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; if one did the crown and bow in rose gold like the train it would create a wonderful look; scarce mvt, scarce dial, scarce hands, fun case, fine condition overall; fun for the whole family

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings save for some marring to the escape cap, hardly any oxide on bright work, sparse microspeckle on winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in near mint blue, the minute matched but just a bit heavy for the hour; near mint display case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystals; a near mint example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good WI function, clean plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings (perfect replacement cock cap, just in brass instead of gold), hardly any oxide on bright work or near mint winding wheels; dial nearly perfect with hl at 6, tiniest internal microflecks left of 12 at outer edge of WI with hl going to edge; hands in dull dark blue and gilt; original case shows very light wear, attractive decoration, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow with some wear to metal underneath, crown shows light wear and highlight brassing; good glass crystal; nice example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show a few MFS, near mint slots & some settings with minor marring to the cock and escape caps, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial with fracture at four, hls at 12 and 5; hands in near mint blue, seconds dull; finely selected recase shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow free but good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Running, good balance motion and poise dial up, dial down one hears hitting in the escapement, may have endshake, pivot or jewel problem to adjust, near mint plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings but for the escape and cock cap settings that are marred, the escape setting deeply; hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with edge fleck at one, perfect in the visible area, tiny rub in seconds; hands in near mint blue but the minute tip rusted and is sanded, seconds hand gone but post there; fine and unusual near mint case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents, the tiniest back ding; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; very handsome example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, a few small patches or specks with faint microspeckle on winding wheels, most of it barely visible; dial has very small internal edge flake inside 1:30; hands in near mint dark blue but for the minute tip that has rust bloom; recase has good detail, but shows just into medium wear with highlight brassing overall, some MFS, cover dents or dings visible internally towards the edges; bow slightly distorted, tight, a little brass patch underneath, crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS or nicks, near mint slots & settings with tiniest marring to the cock cap, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial with faint circumferential hls to right of signature, hl above WI, hl below seconds; hands in near mint intense blue; original case has gouge and circular scratch inside back where it caught on a high screw; case otherwise shows light wear, a tiny incipient under-metal line on the band, a few MFS, a couple of FS and a short scratch on back, light dents in back center where the interior was probably forced onto the winding wheel screw, no other dings; bow tight, wear to brass underneath, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; excellent internal condition, handsome case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fairly bright plates show a few MFS, fine slots & minimally marred settings, a little oxide powder on bright work, a few tiny specks on winding wheels; dial with faint but complex fracture in and below seconds, no loss, small fracture in WI; hands in fine medium blue; original case shows light wear, numerous MFS to FS, no dents, one ding, a few nicks; bow with some brass, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show very few MFS, fine slots & minimally marred settings, very little oxide on rose-gilt bright work, hardly any winding wheels - a speck and a filament; dial very clean, invisible hls at 8 and 11:30, two short FS; hands in mint intense blue; finely selected near mint recase shows no wear, few MFS except FS inside front cover, light dent in cover near hinge, no other dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a great case for a great mvt example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings but for marring to the cock cap, some oxide on bright work but clean winding wheels save for a single FS; dial very clean but has faint criss-crossed hls at 57 minutes; hands in fine blue, minute not the matching style to the original hour and seconds; finely selected minty recase shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a great looking combination of elements, super case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, only faintly cloudy plates show a few MFS, some short FS and a couple of checkered scuffs, fine slots & slightly marred settings, no oxide on gilt bright work, but a patch, a filament and specks on winding wheels; dial almost perfect with fine luster, hl below seconds; hands in mint blue, oxide on seconds; recase has difficult back threads, shows light even wear, few MFS, a scuff on back, light dents or dings to band, some dimpled; bow free but in fine condition, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint luster plates show a few MFS, fine slots & fine to near mint settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, winding wheels would be near mint if not for what looks like a broad brush of oxide or stain across the click wheel and a scuff over a filament on the crown wheel; dial with hls to either side of 1, double hl under seconds; hands effectively in mint blue; finely chosen recase shows hardly any wear, a few MFS and a couple of short scratches, no dents, two light band dings; bow free, brassy underneath, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, almost untouched plates show very few MFS, small fingerprint etching on cock, near mint slots & mint settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial poor, extensive edge chipping from bezel compression or failed edge grinding attempt, chip at center, hls; hands in mint blue; original case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; probably the watch was upgraded from the painted metal dial that it typically has, which is thinner, with disastrous consequences for the enamel dial; find a near mint painted metal dial to make this a near mint watch

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APW - Waltham 23J Vanguard, late model, 16S, GF OF original Star SB&B case, SW-LS, white Canadian or military market painted metal dial with 24 hour indications, fully capped lever escapement with AMAC solid monometallic balance & Elinvar class HS system, internally jeweled motor barrel, plain parallel pattern NI damascene, s#33769465; from the last designated lot of Vanguards produced by Waltham starting in January 1953; the final scheduled Vanguard number was s#33780900, and the final scheduled Waltham number was s#33843800 as of November 1953; just how many of these final runs were actually completed is a valid question, and we invite any input from researchers

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show near mint luster but a few MFS, fine slots & mint settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial looks like a clean refinish, but may be an end of production anomaly; hands in fine black; original case shows hardly any wear, some MFS, FS and a sharper scratch, no dents or dings but one tiny squashed bead on the back edge; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; it would be fun to know the latest watches recorded by collectors among these last lots

Mvt: NR, broken mainspring, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, return spring broken off, chronograph wheels do not quite mesh with the intermediary, crown sticky on depression, otherwise good mvt condition overall; dial with several long hls; hands in good blue, hour mismatched; original case shows more substantial wear, with brassing to band, edges and around back planchet, loss of all back detail, some MFS, very light dents or dings; bow brassy, crown shows only light wear; good glass crystal

APW - Waltham model 1857 Appleton Tracy & Co in massive 8.25 oz (avdp) class case (7.51 oz troy with springs and without crystal and mvt), 18S, coin silver recase of the period, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with expansion balance, 15J, gilt mvt, s#449191; note that case weight classes in this period were in the avoirdupoids system, making this a half pound case on a postal or personal weight scale, but over .625 troy pounds in the precious metals system

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine mvt condition overall with only slight patchy toning to plates; dial nearly perfect, short hl under seconds only; hands in fine blue; massive gauge model-consistent recase shows medium to substantial even wear, numerous MFS, no dents, slight ding in band; bow loose but original with light central wear, push shows substantial wear with abundant break to either side; lift spring has been replaced with one that only provides partial lift, and an extra hole drilled for the lift-spring screw in the case body; good glass crystal; generally good fit, good alignment for the winding hole and dial, two hinge plugs gone but hinges showing little stress; a case that would clean up beautifully and look great with repair or reproduction of the push-cap; nice high grade mvt selected

Mvt: NR, gummed to a halt, good mvt condition overall; dial perfect in the main area, has concealed edge sliver from 2 to 2:30 plus concealed edge sliver and chip from 9:30 to 10:30, both wax filled to some extent - only the top of the chip below 50 can be seen if one looks for it; hands slightly oxidized and rubbed; original case shows good detail, light wear with beginnings of highlight brassing at edges, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow with slight central wear, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a nice case and an interesting dial for a higher grade model

Mvt: NR, incomplete, hands spin; dial with hl; hands in good blue with rusted minute spade; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, two big dents at base of band, one dimpled, no other dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; great case for a better mvt

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, dull plates with long, straight MFS running from click to third wheel, hardly any oxide; dial with long hls; hands in fine blue, mismatched minute weight; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, a light cover dent plus minor dings, visible internally; bow tight, push shows little wear; good glass crystal; rubbed box, probably from the teens or twenties; case tested for quality; while there is no hard and fast rule, one can generally expect that any 18 mark without the K will be under the indicated karat, with ranges anywhere from 8K to 16K, and occasionally worse; luster, tarnish and color are good up front guides

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS or speckle, near mint slots & mint settings, a little powdery oxide on bright work, specks and a couple of spots on winding wheels; dial perfect but with a few surface scratches; hands in mint intense blue; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, very few MFS, no dents or dings, the lightest bow impression; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a great model 88 dial on a great model 88 mvt, lovely case, excellent condition

APW - Waltham, scarce marked "Non-Magnetic" hunting model 1892 with original anti-magnetic HS, 18S, heavy nickel alloy recased HB&B display case, SW-LS, WE Roman DSD, lever escapement, GJS, concentric pattern NI damascene with overlaid florette band, stacked arcaded surround, s#7013266, from a Riverside 17J lot of 900; Paillard obtained patents as early as 1887 for an anti-magnetic HS, but his contracts all carry his name; Waltham may have come up with its own alloy, or licensed this production in small quantity from Paillard without carrying his name; it would be fun to hear the answer to this implicit question

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show a few MFS, some longer, fine slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work, tiny specks on winding wheels; dial with single faint hl at 5:30, seconds rubbing; hands in good blue, hour metallic in tone; recase shows light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear, does not sit flush; good glass crystals

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APW - Waterbury long-wind with rotating mvt, six-spoke in original box, 18S, metal OF original case, SW, hand-set, paper dial chapter, duplex escapement, not jeweled, gilt mvt, s#29 on mainspring cover; when operating correctly, the long mainspring covering the back is wound by a large click wheel connected to the crown, while the arbor supplies the motive force to the mvt carriage; the movement then rotates within the frame formed by the fixed dial and the fixed mainspring cover; in this way the action is like a karrusel or tourbillion, only over longer period, and may average positional error somewhat; the original box bears the earliest patent of the mvt, April 18, 1871, while the crown bears the patent of May 21, 1878

PW mvts only - Perhaps a couple hundred, with and without dials, many American

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Lot of dozens of American dials, many in very good condition, and a larger quantity of American movements with dials also in generally good condition, over 100 items total; very little Swiss mixed in

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PW dials only - Mostly used porcelain & metal dials, all sizes, the good, the bad and the ugly

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PW cases only - Perhaps 200 plus, all sizes, many GF

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Lathe - Metronic 8mm with numerous 8mm and 10mm collets, along with a fine graver sharpening set

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Lot (2) Watchmaking machines - L&R Varimatic, fully automated watch cleaning machine, both ultrasonic and agitation, in excellent running order, with box of attachments and baskets plus all original documents and instructions; machine has been tested and run through full cycle with fluids before bringing to the gallery; together with an earlier pre-B-100 WatchMaster timing machine, with box of attachments and all papers from the same source, supposed to be working but not tested for accuracy, would need new paper at least

L&R working beautifully, a very popular machine; timing machine not tested, good at least for parts if not daily use; all oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is unless otherwise noted here, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

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Hand tools - Including many tools from the 1920s, some in original boxes, large quantity, very useful and comprehensive selection

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Tool lot consisting of a very complete K&D staking set together with a mostly complete jewelers Swarthchild setting tool

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Inverto Deluxe staking set, similar to K&D 18R, good condition and mostly complete with jeweling attachment

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K&D staking set with booklet in fine condition, small quantity of various hand tools, brass 8 day clock mvt, three watch cabinets with multiple hooks, assortment of watchmakers manuals and references

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Material including 10 lbs plus PW cases as is, crowns, 10K Masonic and other lodge pins, gold leaf and other findings, dials - check this one out in person

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Giant material lot, too much to begin to list

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Large parts lot, some organization

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Quantity of small clocks and car clocks for repair, parts or restoration

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Car clocks (30+) - Some complete, most for restoration or parts

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Fine custom made cabinet with well organized PW crystals and many mainsprings

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PW lot (2) Illinois 18S with O'Hara style fancy dials, nickel alloy OF SB&B cases, fifth pinion NI damascene mvts, running - The first with red flowers has a few faint lines in the central area; the second with lavender chapter has a faint hl through 4; clean cases with little wear

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396

$500

$1000

PW lot (75+) mostly complete OF, as-is

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397

$500

$1000

PW lot (100+) - Mostly American, 12,16 and 18 sizes, all in various states of repair

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(110) Mercury Dimes in two books, most are cleaned, one is a 1921-D cleaned, no other keys; (85) Roosevelt Dimes in two books, most have been cleaned; additionally, (42) Silver Dimes in a bag, most are Mercury, no keys; (36) Clad Dimes

Approximate grades given, sold subject to buyer's inspection

509

$400

$600

Large lot of American and Foreign coins - Canadian coins, 80% silver: (24) Dimes, (10) Quarters in three books, no keys; books of Small Cents 1920 to 1981, no keys; (9) George V Cents; (2) books of Nickels 1922 to 1979; (6) George V Nickels; (4) books of mixed American and Foreign coins, most are low value copper or clad, better coins are (4) Silver Dollars and (3) Silver Half Dollars including a 1925 Lexington and Concord XF-40; $1.90 face in US 90% silver; (1) 90% silver 1934 One Balboa Panama - XF-40; (1) Large Cent; (3) 2-Cent pieces; (5) Silver Nickels; 1945 Canadian Half Dollar; a few Tokens

Coin lot - (2) Books of Indian Head Cents, no keys including (2) Flying Eagles and (6) Copper Nickel Cents all about G-4, plus (51) Indian Head Cents 1879-1909, AG-3 to VF-8, some cleaned; (2) books of Cents 1909 to1940, no keys, most are G-4; (2) books of Cents 1941 to 1974, one is complete and one is missing 3 dates after 1961, no keys, most are F-12, one book has a lot that has been cleaned, making a total of 92 Wheat Cents; (2) 1867 Shield Nickels in a book, G-4 plus (38) V Nickels in two books, no keys, most are G-4; (35) Buffalo Nickels in a book, no keys, G-4 to XF-40; (1) set of Jefferson Nickels 1938 to 1961, missing 1950-D and 1951-S, F-12 to UNC; book of (28) Nickels starting 1962

Approximate grades given, sold subject to buyer's inspection

512

$2500

$4500

Swiss platinum and diamond with matching platinum and diamond set chain, 63mm x 19mm wide, custom hinged platinum original case allows open inspection of pierced back, set with 91 older European or single cut stones from tiny chip size graduated up to about 20 points, with marked platinum chain set with 10 5-point diamonds, the chain just shy of 24 inches total length, SW-SS, original silvered dial signed "Yard," Swiss 17J lever mvt marked "David Oppenheim," without number, in near mint condition overall, total weight of case, crystal and chain without mvt 19.9 dwt (31.0 g)

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide; dial mint original; hands original, the top of the hour just ground slightly to allow better clearance, just needs to be blued again; original near mint case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; WGF fancy crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; chain with hardly any wear; an especially beautiful diamond pendant watch with exceptional case construction

513

$2000

$3000

Exceptional Swiss 18K enamel and diamond with associated 14K and enamel Art Nouveau style watch pin of great beauty, showing a woman in profile gazing into the diamond set center of a flower, the two items within a further associated late 19th century jewel box; watch measures 27mm, 18K OF original case with basse-taille enameled solid gold cuvette visible through the pierced, chased and engraved diamond set back cover, SW-SS, cream colored porcelain dial with red numbers, lever escapement, 16J, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#1234; the pin measures 34mm wide, basse-taille enamel giving a very soft coloration, minor enamel losses on leaves; the burlwood box measures about 4.75 inches square by 5 inches tall, the front dropping down to reveal a drawer behind, with its original key

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates with minimal staining; dial perfect; hands fine, minor tip discoloration; original heavy gauge decorative case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents or dings, the cuvette with minor edge chipping at the lift, not visible closed; stylized original bow on swivel pendant unworn, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; the pin with losses to leaves as noted, but the coloration so softly and thinly muted as to scarcely be noticed, while the facial enamel, buds and flower are excellent; the box in sound condition overall, no warping, minor corner distress; two very beautiful items in a fine little box, none needing to remain together

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show hardly any MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with some oil smear, long straight hl next to 12, flake around seconds hole; hands good but replaced hour in brass does not match gold minute; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, some losses to delicate outer black tracery enamel, monogram with MFS; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, dark, tarnished and speckled plates, a little oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in near mint purple; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents but some band or back dings, the front enamel chipped at the outer edge at 3, the back enamel with nearly total loss to the cobalt and partial loss to the pink; bow with central wear, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystals; box rubbed and spotted

Mvt: Appears to run but actually has deep break in mainspring, which slips after a few winds, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, clean plates; dial perfect; hour hand broken off; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, MFS on cuvette with dings as well, no dents or dings in covers; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; the emulsion photo of a man in the front cover is peeling off and will need removal; box with extensively rubbed exterior has fine interior

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide; dial perfect; hands mint but hour tip missing and seconds gone (post there); original heavy gauge case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; bow near mint and matching, could be tightened a hair, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Ticking, good balance motion, errors in round and flat, clean plates, hands do not turn because center wheel shaft is broken off inside the cannon pinion; dial with light tarnish, fingerprint etching, fine graphics; hands in good gilding; original case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings, lapis chipped on back at stem opening; a silver hook has been soldered to the back to act as a hook for mounting like a miniature clock; generic crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; an worthy restoration project; a lapidary could fashion a new blade, dial could be cleaned and re-plated without disturbing the numerals, decorative crown could be found and the broken center shaft restored

Hardly worn, very clean looks, one side stone has slightly more whitish inclusions towards the points than the other depending on the light angle, the center stone and the other side are quite good looking from any angle

524

$1400

$2200

Man's diamond and 14K green gold, the center diamond measuring 6.5 x 3.4 mm, just a hair under one carat, with 8 small diamond side stones, the clean white stone with some fine white feathers that may indicate a slip plane, gross weight of ring 3.9 dwt (6.2 g), white gold stone surround

Very light wear, the stone with some residue on the back making it harder to see the quality of the stone

Hardly worn, bale slightly flattened, great look for slightly dark stone of deep color, very fine setting, looks much more expensive than the estimate range

532

$400

$600

Lady's diamond, ruby and 14K, the center stone just over .50 carat, I color with inclusions, .50 carat total weight diamond side stones, and at least .25 carat total weight channel set ruby side stones, size 5.25

Exceptionally beautiful with the side stones creating flash from every angle

533

$400

$600

Diamond and 14K white gold Indian wedding band of asymmetrical form, size 10, the 56 channel set 1.8mm baguettes continuing around 70% of the band, flanked to either side with 82 pave set one-point single cut stones within half-moon elements, about 2.4 carats total, total weight 3.3 dwt (5.1 g); a more realistic alternative to the "eternity" band, since nothing really lasts forever

Excellent condition, unworn, mixed clarities, even white color but not very lively

534

$400

$600

Diamond, amethyst and 14K, heavy, gross weight 12.1 dwt (18.8 g)

Hardly any wear, a little residue behind stones, tiny microfleck at top of amethyst table

Light setting wear, the diamonds clean, the sapphire accents quite abraided indicating they were softer substitutes, all six positions should be replaced for a nicer look; a pretty period ring nonetheless

Lot (3) Men's, including silver band with 14K overlay, two tone white and yellow gold with four channel set diamonds, and solid yellow gold with four round channel set diamonds, sizes 6 1/2, 8 and 11 in that order, gross weight 19.0 dwt (29.5 g)

Clean goods with little wear, the round stones are of very fine quality and color

551

$450

$750

Lot (4) Ladies' diamond and 14K, including Edwardian style WG with 18 point center and many smaller side stones; fused wedding and engagement set, commercial quality; and two marquise cut solitaires, the larger one quite included; gross weight 6.7 dwt (10.4 g), sizes 4 1/2 to just over 6

Little wear, nice quality Edwardian style, the others commercial

552

$1800

$2400

Bracelet watch - Angelus, lady's 14K gold and diamond bracelet watch, the highly stylized cover in white gold and diamonds, the mesh band with extension, now over 7 1/4 inches long from just under 7 inches, gross weight 39.9 dwt (62.1 g), with safety chain

Fine condition, mint dial and hands, not much wear but the mesh is a bit uneven, adequate job done on extension

553

$1500

$2500

Bracelet - Diamond and 14K, fine white channel set baguettes in tonneau sided links, interspersed with single 15-point prong set diamonds, the baguettes from 1.5mm to 3.5mm in length, with depth of about 1.0mm, estimated from 3 to 6 points each, each link with 10 stones; total diamond weight conservatively estimated at 6 carats, as the channel settings ride over the ends of the stones; total weight of bracelet 9.1 dwt (14.2 g); contemporary

Bracelet - Diamond and 14K gold, the upper sections in yellow gold, the channel set sections beneath in white, each link centered with a marquise cut stone measuring approximately 4mm x 2.5mm, the tips being concealed, the 15 stones floating over symmetrical flanks of 3 baguettes each, for a total of 90 channel set 2mm stones, the marquise stones about 1.20 carats total, the baguettes at least .90 carats total, making for a bracelet of over 2 carats, total weight 10.7 dwt (16.6 g), contemporary

In excellent condition, good color matching, good flash, hardly any wear

558

$1500

$2500

Pin - Early silver and diamond set of Continental origin, the elaborate cast setting completely studded with rose cut diamonds up to 3mm in diameter, the pin measuring 84mm x 47mm (3.3 inches x 1.9 inches), the gross weight 30.0 dwt (46.5 g), the pin containing 293 (two hundred ninety three) individually set diamonds of various colors and included varieties, a more recent pin in solid gold attached to the back, with pendant, hook and pivoting features; the diamonds are set in points, bezels, or pave, with the flower buds in full pave even on the sides of the petals; a most unusual jewel with possibly over 10 carats of stones

Brooch - Exquisite bicolor 18K gold and diamond, the realistic pine tree-branch tip and cone set with glistening white diamonds, maker's mark "M" with a line continuing from the last element of the letter, length about 2 inches or 55mm, total weight 16.1 dwt (25.1 g)

Top notch condition, a true work of art in gold

562

$1000

$1500

Brooch - 18K in the form of a deer, LTD edition of 500, this is numbered 223 by Peter Lindeman, engraved Christmas 1972; see addendum for weights

Lot (4) Ladies' fine 14KWG & diamond wristwatches, heads only, near mint condition overall, three Hamiltons and one Omega, some larger fine diamonds in two of the four, gross weight of all 23.7 dwt (36.9 g), some 15 dwt net of 14K gold

Multiple lots sold as-is, no further condition report available

588

$200

$400

Lot (5) Pendants in 14K with diamonds and/or semi-precious stones, one with WG chain and three diamonds from 20 40 points but of poor quality; others include amethyst, pearl and peridot; gross weight of all 3.2 dwt (6.1 g)

Good overall condition, a couple of earring backs missing, one jade stone needs regluing into its setting

596

$1400

$1800

Large lot silver jewelry, not much that isn't sterling or coin, gross weight over 53 troy ounces, money maker lot

Multiple lots sold as-is, no further condition report available

597

$200

$400

Jewelry lot - Many NOS pieces, mostly plated, GF, some silver, etc

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598

$4800

$5800

Exceptional 18K Victorian lady's slide chain, elaborate links with reeding and beading, the slide of 14K to 18K quality with black enamel and split pearl decoration, a single associated GF jump ring for accessorizing, the total length of the double strand to the tip of the bale is 31 inches, making the total chain length about 60 inches the total weight over 90 dwt (140 g) not including the GF jump ring, the heavy duty bale with 18K embossed stamp; an astounding quality chain

In exceptional condition, no wear, only the slightest MFS and a tiny nick or two visible on the slide surface; one of the most beautiful chains of this type we have ever offered

Fine Victorian lady's 14K gold slide chain, double-link construction, 14K slide with black tracery enamel on one side centered with a row of three split pearls, marked 14K clasp, total length of the double chain to the tip of the bale 31.5 inches making the chain length about 61 inches, total weight 21.9 dwt (43.0 g)

In excellent condition, little wear, a single solder repair to two adjoining links next to the bale; a very comfortable weight for a large look

Man's 14K gold watch chain with open center, allowing the chain to be worn in "Double Albert" style, close to one end, or doubled over, the total length 15.5 inches, the weight 19.2 dwt (29.9 g), marked on bale

Singing birdbox in gilt silver and enamel, 20th century, 4.25 x 3.0 x 2.75 inches, cabriole legs, cobalt enamel ground with silver fleurs-de-lys (old spelling), polychrome enameled cover of vase with flowers, the mechanism wound through the bottom with key, the activating lever on front; by sliding to the right the cover lifts, the realistic bird with feathers displays, rotates and turns while singing birdsong as the beak moves; modern brass mechanism with plastic fly-wheel; from the estate of Red Skelton

Singing birdbox in gilt metal and enamel, 20th century, 4.0 x 2.75 x 1.6 inches, polychrome enameled on all visible surfaces with idyllic landscapes, the mechanism wound through the bottom with key, the activating lever on front; by sliding to the right the cover lifts, the red bird with feathers displays, but is not functional; modern brass mechanism with plastic fly-wheel; from the estate of Red Skelton

The external condition is excellent, the enamel perfect; internally, however, the second wheel is a resin composite turning a steel pinion, and has stripped out (surprise, surprise, surprise, as Gomer Pyle would have said); so the second wheel itself will need to be replaced; the mechanism is otherwise complete, and function can be forced; exceptionally nice outer decoration

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616

$8000

$15000

Extremely rare Westminster 1/4 hour repeating and petite-sonnerie striking on four nested bells, silent-strike feature, single gong for hour strike, large size at 8 1/4 inches to the top of the raised handle, porcelain dial with gilt and pierced central and outer masks, the latter with rampant lions surmounting the silent-strike indicator, original lever platform with electrum gilding, in fine mechanical condition

GRO, strong running platform escapement, fine strike tone and bell tones, the bottom with sound-holes enhancing the volume, the clock striking Westminster quarters at each quarter, or repeating the Westminster strike with full hours on depression of the repeat button; the platform shows tarnish from the silver content of the electrum gilding, and could be renewed nearly mint in appearance by washing the plate components in silver cleaner (muriatic acid), and neutralizing in baking soda prior to cleaning in traditional solution, the secret for making these platforms look like new; case has some dust, dirt and tarnish bloom, but substantially fine original finish; a wonderful rarity

617

$2000

$3000

J E Caldwell, Philadelphia (fully signed on mvt and dial), French for American market, hour repeating and alarm, decorative hand-painted dial with pierced & gilt mask, original lever platform, almost 5 inches tall to top of upright handle, decorative case with concave reeded base & top, in excellent condition

GRO, fine repeat & strike, fully cleaned and restored, minor edge flaws to the back glass and side glass, a very beautiful clock of charming size

Complete, not running, alarm working, one train has broken mainspring, another functions with pressure and may be fully wound to the end of its stop-works, staff good, top of handle worn to bronze and tarnished, silver or silvered dial lightly tarnished, original and unaltered to outward appearances

618

$4500

$6500

Elgin 21J Father Time oversized (63mm) free-sprung deck watch with 40 hour winding indicator, 18S, massive marked 6 oz sterling silver OF original Dueber case w/ gold hinges & crown, SW-LS, silvered dial w/ sunken seconds and WI, free-sprung lever escapement with Phillips overcoil, grade 367, sunburst NI damascene plates, DES, GJS, gold center wheel, s#15540361, one of the few free-sprung American watches in pocket style case, ca 1910; s#15540327 was sold at this gallery in June of 2009; this one is in near mint condition overall, with military logo marking on back

Mvt: In near mint condition: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, two small patches on click wheel center, wheel itself mint, tiny speck on crown wheel, light filaments on center; dial is near mint original with fine generally even toning, only slightly mottled; hands are original with a couple of oxide patches at the minute tip; original massive case shows hardly any wear, good polish, unworn lightly engraved original military contract marking on back, a few MFS, no dents or dings; excellent bow, hinges & crown with hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a near mint watch throughout; one of our best examples to date

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show hardly any MFS, microspeckle or etching, fine slots & settings, some oxide patches on bright work have been lightly sanded, faint patches visible on mostly concealed winding wheels; dial perfect in the visible area, a couple edge flakes at 1-1:30 mostly concealed by bezel; hands in fine blue, rubbing to minute, tiniest oxide here and there; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; box refinished (varnish stripped) leaving it evenly stained, needing only tung oil or varnish to bring up the finish to something close to the original look; silk stained and partial; another identity plaque missing from the front of the top lid

Deck Watch - Longines deck watch with winding indicator used by the US Navy, 67mm, massive .935 sterling silver OF original HB snap bezel case with gold hinge and crown, SW-SS, WED with sunken seconds and flush WI signed at base, "Fabrique des Longines Francillon & Co SA, Saint-Imier (Suisse)," fully capped lever escapement almost certainly with Guillaume balance, blued HS with overcoil, 21J, gilt mvt, s#1927956 on barrel bridge, the number repeated next to the balance on the front plate indicating the watch was intended for submission to observatory time trials; circa 1906; with US Navy and serial number engraved on the case back

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show a few MFS, hardly any speckle, near mint slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect, but the overglaze signature at the base outside the chapter is getting worn (always avoid cleaning or wiping around overglaze signatures); hands in fine dark purple; original massive gauge case shows very little wear, light tarnish, a few shorter MFS, no dents, tiny back and band dings; bow good, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a fine example, possibly one can find out its history through Naval records

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, microspeckle or oil smear, near mint slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work (crazing only), mint partially concealed winding wheels; dial near mint original, minor MFS only; hands in mint dark purple; original massive gauge case shows no wear, pristine dark tarnish, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings, the watch serial number engraved in the back and repeated in light scratching above; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; boxes in near mint NOS condition but for the leather strap which cracked and broke off where it goes through the buckle; with 1969 presentation plaque; the watch was apparently never used, and is near mint original in and out

624

$2000

$3000

Deck watch - A Lange & Sohne, Glashutte i Sa, deck watch with winding indicator, 54mm, nickel alloy OF original snap back and bezel case with National Socialist emblem on back, SW-pin-set, metal dial with sunken seconds and WI, lever escapement with repeated serial # on dial plate next to balance, indicating possible observatory submission & rating, 16J, frosted gilt mvt, s#200986, military contract number M9641, case #5546; historically interesting watch from the tragic period of the Second World War

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, partially cloudy plates show a few MFS and scuffs plus minor nicks, fine slots & minimally marred settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or two of three winding wheels, small patch on crown wheel; dial fine original with some faint microspeckle overall, some hand rubbing from 5 to 7, a few MFS; hands in near mint blue, good red seconds; original case shows little wear, good polish, numerous MFS to FS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear through thin plating down to mostly brass; domed acrylic crystal with MFS

625

$900

$1200

Hamilton model 22 21J winding indicator with "US Navy-Bu Ships-1943" plate marking, 35S, in bronze tub with gimbals and box, SW-SS with safety pin to release setting (depress pin to be able to pull out stem), original yellow-toned silvered dial, fully capped lever escapement with AMAC solid monometallic balance & Elinvar class HS system, plain parallel pattern NI damascene, s#2F25656; with advertising insert stating, "Correct Time by the Hamilton Chronometer Watch," Service Bulletin from Hamilton showing photos of the mvt and casing options with instructions, and original factory shipping order for "Part No 37125" which is, according to the Service Bulletin, the gimbaled chronometer type; Special Instructions note that the item is being shipped without carrying case; one rarely finds these with all the paperwork; shipped in May of 1948

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good WI function, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially visible winding wheels; dial surface approaches mint original but the yellow coloration has some gaps and speckled openings to the white beneath, fine glossy graphics; hands in mint black; canister case and gimbals in fine condition overall; the box itself has corrosion to the outer metal mounts and screws, as if in a maritime environment for many years, with staining to the signature plate, the wood with a few minor checks or scratches; none of the corrosion goes inside the case; the advertisement is near mint, the other papers folded and rubbed

626

$800

$1600

Agassiz US Navy Patrol Boat Watch assigned to the USS Hubbard in 1917, 67mm, giant Jurgensen style mvt, nickel alloy OF original case marked "US Navy No 29" on back, SW-pin-set, WED signed Agassiz, lever escapement with oversize compensation balance with timing and quartering screw pairs, 17J adjusted, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#126846; "Military Timepieces" by Marvin Whitney reads "In a letter dated September 2, 1917 from the Commandant, Norfolk Navy Yard to the Observatory, it stated... [that]...the following watches were issued to the nine patrol boats which were recently fitted out at the Yard for distant service:...USS Hubbard, No 29, Agassiz No 126846..."

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show faint cloudiness, some due to oil smear, hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial perfect in the visible area but with small edge ship at 4; hands in near mint mottled blue; original case shows little wear, numerous MFS to FS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; it is wonderful to find documentation to place this watch on its original vessel

Tiffany & Co, 8-day 1/4 hour repeating desk or travel clock in gilt bronze case with very fine circular basse-taille blue enamel scene of lovers in a field mounted on case-top, the field of the enamel exquisitely rendered in taille douce engraving and engine turning, shimmering through a teal blue translucent enamel, the case of gilt bronze similar to work done by Tiffany Studios, but neither marked nor numbered, Swiss, 15J lever mechanism by Wittnauer & Co, Edwardian period, 3 1/2 inches square, one inch thick when closed, 3 1/2 inches high when standing; the scene, of a lovely young couple fishing by a stream, might at first glance remind one of the "Courtship at Sleepy Hollow," a plaster group by John Rogers of John Alden courting Priscilla; but courtship al fresco has always held a similar message through the ages

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine repeat funtion and tone, fine plates show oil smear only, few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial generally clean with only slight rubbing or soiling; hands in dull black; original cases show little wear, the inner of nickel alloy with gilt bronzed bezel to match the display case, the latter with only occasional slight staining; good glass crystal; a truly lovely objet de vertu

629

$500

$750

Art Deco desk clock marketed by the prestigious optical firm of E B Meyrowitz, of New York, London and Paris, fully signed dial and 15J 8-day Swiss mechanism, the chromed nickel alloy case marked "France," standing on easel over 5 inches high, 8 inches wide, silvered dial with radium numerals, in excellent condition; the firm's website states that Emil Bruno Meyrowitz was born on the 20th October 1852 in Greifenhagen, Prussia, and was a pioneer in optics, and opened practices in Paris, New York and London; other sites note that Meyrowitz was manufacturing optical equipment in Albany, NY by 1875, and one dealer has an image of a compass marketed by the firm with the identical dial signature to this clock; another shows a hygrometer from the 1930's; a striking design

In fine external condition overall, the mvt ticking very sluggishly and needing overhaul, the chromed finish quite cloudy or tarnished compared to the area conserved by the cover plate, 5 of the 11 case screws missing from the back, the dial with faint tarnish only, good radium and graphics, fine radium hands

Miniature silver enameled table clock with bronze base, formerly in the collection of comedian Red Skelton, of unusual inverted obelisk form, the base probably originally silvered, the top with silver touch-marks in full basse-taille enamel with rose garland decoration, gilt cylinder mvt, height under 3 inches, decorative porcelain dial, two of the four tortoise-shell feet pads missing

NR, cylinder staff is good, just completely gummy; perfect enamel; the screws under the bezel that retain the mvt holding plate are somewhat stripped but remove if one applies lifting pressure; dial and hands perfect; two foot pads missing as noted

GRO, dial perfect but radium powdering, needs removal of remaining radium (place the dial under oil and remove with pegwood, so the radium does not become airborne, save the radium oil in covered glass jar for hazardous waste removal); enamel perfect, tarnish to case edges, new luminous on hands can be removed or the entire dial and hands redone in matching luminous; key needed to set until you find a button to mount on the square; NOTE: when removing the radium, do not submerge or rub the dial signature or you will lose it - these signatures were always over glaze and sometimes water based

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean mvt, but the cannon post is so tight that setting the hands causes too much pressure on the escapement; dial with fracture at 7 to 8, otheriwse clean; hands in dull dark blue; original weighted case shows light wear, variant tarnish, compression of the top right corner of the case - because of the weighting, it will be difficult to push back out, although it does not look that bad; good glass crystal

Longines travel clock with alarm, leather travel case, fine tandem-winding two-train gilt 15J mvt, bezel diameter 63mm, nickel alloy case, triple signed; with commemoration of the period May 19, 1929 to May 19, 1939, possibly written in Hungarian - we would appreciate hearing from anyone who can read the script and translate it for us

Mvt: Time runs perfectly, good motion & poise, fine action; alarm mainspring is broken, so the alarm does not strike when tripped; clean mvt; the advancing and stop button does not seem to move the alarm hand; dial conserves all of its original radium, and would be in excellent original condition and tone were it not for a scratch at 9 to 10 and discoloration in the radium at 2

640

$3500

$5500

Howard master factory floor regulator, fine original arched panel mahogany case, original dial marked "Edmands & Hamblett, Boston," height 85 inches, original glass, weight, and pendulum; fine original finish to case with light crazing; Howard was the first American clockmaker to produce electric time systems, used as a factory clock that would deliver matching regulator time throughout a facility, with electrical impulses delivered to battery powered jump-minute slave clocks

Appears all original, dial well worn, case excellent and presentable as a fine piece of furniture, missing all electrical components and boards, now a floor regulator only; all oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is unless otherwise stated here, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

Very good original condition, dial has one hl, case could be lightly cleaned with minimal effort, altogether a fine example of a very scarce Ansonia model

642

$250

$500

Lantern clock, Luxor, Swiss, 11J, copy of 17th century style, lever platform, 11.5 inches tall, very clean condition; from the estate of Red Skelton, with engraved Christmas presentation from his wife, "Little Red" in 1954 on the side panel

NR, good staff, probably gummy after years of not running, case and dial in great shape

Five Bulova Accutron Clocks, one large skeleton dial at height of 5 inches, four small up to under 3 inches, all fairly clean, working order unknown, may need just batteries or may need more, from the estate of Red Skelton

Lot (7) - Small Seth Thomas school house in good overall condition; gingerbread in good condition; French marble mantle with numerous small edge chips; early English case and dial only; iron mantle; wooden mantle; wag on wall; most in need of work

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates with profuse MFS, very little oxide on bright or satin lever work; dial original but fading, with overall mocrospeckle, faint tarnish, mottled toning; hands in near mint blue; original heavy guage case shows light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; practical oversized replacement crown shows little wear; pushers are nickel cores, now loose in their slots, probably had gold cladding at one time or are simply replacedments; the engraving is deep enough so one would only want to laser fill rather than remove, if one wanted to return the back to plain polish; good crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph function save for needing to re-set the sweep to zero, good date advancing and setting, clean toned plates, no oxide on bright or lever work; dial closing in on mint original except that the signature in center has been smudged, and looks more like an ink stamping on top of the lacquer, unlike the heat-cured look of the rest of the graphics - otherise dial has minor bezel rub and very few tiny breaks in graphics; hands in fine gilding, date pointer showing very light oxide overall with most red gone on tip; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, a protective mylar sticker over the Angelus back logo to protect it, few MFS, no dents or dings; crown shows no wear, might be correct replacement; pushes show wear to metal on tops, good crystal; a really nice example with great case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, nearly pristine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial original with faint toning coming in from edge, a broad scuff from 8 to 9, a broader scuff from 9 to 10, and two sharper scuffs from 10 to 11; hands mint; original well-constructed case shows light wear to the top, some MFS, no dents or dings, very little wear to the fresh back satin; crown shows little wear; good crystal; strap used, edge cracking

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph functions and return features, plates darkly frosted, but no oxide on near mint bright or satin lever work; dial fine original with minor speckle here and there, more concentrated in sub-dials, great overall vintage look with light tarnish to the slide-scale, perfect graphics; hands near mint original; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, original satin, very few MFS, no dents or dings; crown & pushers show little wear; good crystal; used strap; a very fine specimen overall, the overwashed plates and the minor natural age signs to the dial the only defects in a well preserved watch

Mvt: GRO, polished plates; scratched and distressed dial paint, needing full refinish, good markers and numerals; hands generic, should be replaced; heavy and well constructed original custom case shows very light wear; generic crown shows medium wear and discoloration; good acrylic crystal; a top grade dial refinish will create a great look for this unusual half-hooded or centrally-hooded style

654

$700

$1000

WW - Bulova Accutron Spaceview (see conversion comments) in solid heavy asymmetrical 14KYG, 33mm diameter wide x 39mm to lug tips, 14K original case, generic textured expansion bracelet, reverse-printed crystal serves as dial, 214 caliber, s#A33532, triple signed; total weight of case with crystal, battery cover and setting assembly, and with mvt, gaskets and steel closing ring removed 16.3 dwt (25.4 g); case, hands and mvt are correct for a Spaceview model; there is an improvised gasket in the front, and the crystal would appear to be a re-print, perhaps of insufficient height, requiring the gasket installation so the seconds hand would clear; since the mvt rides beautifully in the case without the gasket, and the rear closure is better, but the seconds hand then comes too close to the crystal, our call would be original Spaceview, fake crystal of insufficient height; left as it came to us for you to decide

Mvt: NR, no activity with new 1.35V Accucell installation attempted, fine plate condition; crystal a reprint, apparently too low; hands original white with luminous (a significant point in determining Spaceview originality, as models with dials came with white or yellow polished hands); original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, back initials, MFS; mvt will probably need new components or one could interchange an excellent condition 214 mvt, identical for Spaceview or other dialed models

Mvt: GRO, near mint plates; dial original, the feather is quite delicate and starting to lift and split, easily corrected with a little crystal cement injected beneath - since the feather comes out just over the dial edge one has to use caution touching the edges at all, best to lift by the crown; hands near mint original; original heavy gauge case and bangle show little wear, few MFS; crown shows little wear; good sapphire crystal; clean box; NOTE: we did not photograph the mvt for fear of disturbing the feathers on the dial a second time, it is almost impossible to lift and replace the mvt without doing so

Mvt: NR, needs fresh 346 battery, clean mvt; dial formed from AU coin with minimal bag marks; hands in mint black; case back seems closer to extra-fine with numerous bag marks, shows little additional wear, few MFS but a bad original scratch through date bringing the grade down futher, no dents or dings; crown shows no wear; good crystal; a very popular design

657

$1000

$1400

WW - Corum, Union Bank of Switzerland 10 gram gold bar watch, 21mm wide x 36mm to lug tips, heavy 18K original case with four screws securing back, lizard strap with plated Corum buckle, original pure gold dial formed from a complete 10 gram ingot, drilled only in the center for the hands (reducing the original weight by only a tiny amount) and mounted in a metal holder with the case, 17J cal 846, s#325429, triple signed

Mvt: GRO, pristine plates; dial mint original (as mint as the manufactured bullion); hands mint original; original heavily constructed case shows very little wear, original satin; crown shows little wear; good crystal; band worn, good buckle; a nice way to carry a gold ingot within a very heavy gold case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial with powdery tarnish towards edges, not a very crisp signature even for a refinish; hands in fine gilding; original heavy gauge case shows light wear, many MFS and nicks, residue, no dents or dings; crown shows light wear, a bit hard to turn at this thickness and diameter; good bull's-eye crystal, of all things

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial original and fine in the central area, but the edges are deeply and continuously tarnished with speckle emerging into the visible area; the hour disk is yellowing slightly; nice bright diamond markers and mystery hour and minute disk markers; original case shows very light wear, residue, some MFS, no dents or dings; generic crown shows little wear; scratched up old crystal shouting, "Change me!"

661

$1600

$2400

WW - Longines scarce marked palladium rectangular head with 14KWG (now) integral bracelet, 20mm wide x 39mm to lug tips, the band now soldered to the head without any alteration and therefore susceptible to removal, K&E palladium marked original case with further stamping internally, "Cased and Timed in USA by Longines, Palladium," refinished silvered diamond dial, 17J cal 9L, s#7104402, case #715764, total length 7 inches, weight of band, head and crystal without mvt 41.0 dwt (63.8 g)

Mvt: GRO, clean plates with two etched repair marks; dial clean in visible area, bezel rub, refinished, clean diamond settings; hands clean; original heavy gauge case & band shows light overall wear, little stretch, good color match, some MFS, needs good buffing; generic crown shows little wear; good but dirty crystal with a little residue to clean up; a most unusual example of use of this platinum group metal in a watch case

WW - Minerva, early single button chronograph with pulsation scale, minute register & constant seconds, 33mm diameter x 44mm to flexible solid lug tips, 18K original case, no strap, original WED, probably 18J, s#289728, inside back also marked "2 RF 2" with Minerva logo, double signed (no signature or numbers on mvt); for Italian market, with inscription inside back "Leme, Febbraio 1928" [February 1928]; the pulsation scale is interesting in that it continues in single increments from 60 down to 49 beats per minute, starting at 240 beats at 15 seconds; a practical scale for a doctor

Mvt: Running, good balance motion, good poise, chronograph functions working, but the seconds post is bent, preventing one from putting on a seconds hand, while the sweep seconds post is good; a bent seconds post may staighten, or may break upon attempt and need repivoting; toned & tarnished plates, hardly any oxide on bright or satin lever work; dial with criss-crossed hls running from 10 to 4; hands in fine blue, original, slight rubbing, needs chrono sweep and constant seconds; original relatively heavy gauge case shows little wear, many MFS, no dents, infinitesimal dings; crown shows little wear; solid flexible lug wires are plated with some lifting, the pendant cylinders they ride in are 18K, the lower one askew; good plastic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good calendar and advancing functions, washed out plates retain only half of the rhodium plating, no oxide on bright work; dial very clean, probably refinished by retailer at later date than manufacture; hands with oxide, all red paint removed from calendar hand, needs repainting to stand out as original; original case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; crown shows light wear; good crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph function and return features, near mint plates with minimal edge etching, no oxide on bright or satin lever work; dial mint original; hands mint original; original case shows very light wear, many MFS, no dents but a small sharp ding on the top at 5; crown & pushers show light wear; crystal with small chips along bevel; rubbing to the tachymeter scale with light concentric loss through the 7, 8 and 9 numerals of 70 to 90 on the scale; lightly worn bracelet with light stretch, profuse MFS on clasp; resealed for auction, but liquid gasket material should be replaced with proper gasket before waterproof testing

667

$7000

$11000

WW - Patek Philippe, Geneve, massive gold electronic quartz date model, ref 3587, squared tonneau head measuring 43mm, 18K yellow gold original case with integral bracelet, logo clasp, original gilt dial, 13J cal B21 with hacking feature, s#00005771 on mvt, s#2699604 on case, triple signed as well as signed on clasp; the vibrating detent mechanism provides continuous sweep seconds display, similar to the Accutron tuning fork mechanism, but the layout and execution of the mechanism is more sophisticated; designed by the Centre Electronique Horloger, the mechanism utilizes a quartz crystal, and the vibrating detent system is actually a frequency reducer; the "Beta 21" Ellipse was introduced at the Basel Watch Fair in 1970; Christie's sold one in Geneva with blue dial in 2007 for about US$14,500; the gross weight of the watch is over 120 dwt (186.9 g) with net weight of gold closing in on five troy ounces; in original box; outer bracelet length with extension about 7.5 inches

Mvt: GRO, fresh battery, excellent performance and timekeeping in over two month's of observation, mvt near mint; dial essentially mint original, hardly any faint powder or loose dust under loupe; hands mint original; original massive case and bracelet show little wear, few MFS, no dents but a flat ding and nicks on the top of the bezel, the back has some deep scratches where case wrenches have slipped in the past, and fresh satin decreasing the effect; crown shows hardly any wear; good crystal; box a bit soiled internally, but fine externally; back left loose for inspection

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial fine original with edge patch forming outside the 12-13 minute marks, powdery microspeckle at and outside 37 minute mark, and small speck at 46 minute mark; hands near mint original; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, a number of MFS on back and a few on top with occasional minor nicks, no dents or dings; crown shows light wear; good crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands mint original; original head shows very little wear, original satin, some MFS on back but fewer on top, crisp bezel facets; bracelet shows light wear, medium stretch, a few MFS; crown has tiny flat edge ding near logo, shows very light wear, good threads, over two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction but needs new gasket - do not expose to moisture before you get one

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, short rotor scratch, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands mint original; original head shows very little wear, few MFS; bracelet shows very light wear but medium stretch, few MFS, excellent finish; crown shows very light wear, good threads, two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction; very good looks for the age

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, nearly pristine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original, has a few infinitesimal dust particles; hands mint original; original head shows very light overall wear but the bezel insert is extremely faded and scratched; otherwise the head shows few MFS; crown shows very light wear, good threads; good crystal; resealed for auction; inner and outer boxes very clean, lacking pillow insert, matching papers; few realize how handy the token anchor can be if one is out to sea and the stock market plunges more than 10% at the opening bell; this company thinks of everything

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, very clean plates show a few MFS, minor solution etching on rotor, no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original with single concentric hand rub in center; hands near mint original; original head shows light wear to back and bezel edge, few MFS, good looking fresh top satin; bracelet shows substantial wear, substantial stretch and link gap, few MFS, good refinishing; crown shows little wear, good threads, two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction; fine condition for an older 14K model head

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates with very few MFS, no oxide on bright work; dial with even overall speckle, looking almost as if intentional, mint graphics and markers; hands with edge blisters, the sweep showing tiny oxide overall; original head shows light wear, some MFS & nicks, bezel with ding and some stronger edge scuffs; bracelet shows light wear, medium stretch, profuse MFS; crown shows little wear, good threads, two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction

677

$2000

$2800

WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref 6090/2, 33mm diameter x 40mm to lug tips, 14K original case, original silvered dial without graphics, 17J with complete rotor cover, s#759005, triple signed, inside back ref numbers show progression from 6085 to 6090 to 6092, while the inter-lug ref has 2 added after 6090; the intended ultimate reference was 6092; the dial seems to have a mint original surface, absent of any graphics, so one may speculate if this was specially ordered or if any graphics were washed off without any effect on the dial; certainly an attractive, understated look with the elegant grooved lugs

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial as described, looking like a mint original textured dial with no graphics; hands near mint original; original head shows little wear, few MFS; Super Oyster (non-screw-down) crown shows little wear; good crystal; left open for inspection; a beautiful model transitioning to larger size from the original bubbleback series

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands mint original; original head shows very light wear, original back & top satin, a few MFS with occasional deeper scratch or nick on the bezel, minor edge nicks; bracelet shows light wear, light stretch, profuse MFS, could use professional refinishing to look its best; crown shows very light wear, good threads, full turn plus; crystal has light surface scratch; resealed for auction; boxes in excellent condition, a little rubbing to outer corners

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates but a few MFS, no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original, small MFS next to signature; hands near mint original; original head shows light wear overall, fairly good bezel definition, a few MFS; bracelet shows heavy wear, substantial stretch, gaps to links overall, some MFS; crown shows very light wear, good threads, close to two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, very clean plates with some MFS but a full fingerprint etching on rotor (the FBI could identify this culprit), no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original; hands near mint original; original head shows very light wear to back, less wear to top, hardly any wear to bezel, a few MFS, FS, scratches & nicks confined to back; bracelet shows light wear, medium stretch without distortion or gap, few MFS; crown shows hardly any wear, good threads, two turns plus; good crystal; resealed for auction

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, nearly pristine plates but for the slight fingerprint etching on the rotor, no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original; hands mint original; original head shows hardly any wear, worn remnant Rolex sticker on back, hardly any MFS, crips bezel with fine rose-toning; bracelet shows very little wear, light stretch, very few MFS, fresh clasp satin; crown shows very little wear, good threads over two full turns; good crystal; resealed for auction; excellent overall condition, not a common reference

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, a few MFS, no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original, a few nicks above the "Superlative Chronometer" mark; hands near mint original; original head shows very light wear to back, less wear to top, original satin, crisp bezel, few MFS; bracelet shows medium wear, medium stretch without distortion, few MFS, buffing and correct satin finishing to the clasp leaving the logo worn; crown shows very light wear, good threads, over 1.5 turns; good crystal; resealed for auction

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands near mint original; original head shows very light wear, good satin, few MFS; bracelet shows very light wear, light stretch, many MFS, profuse in places; crown shows little wear, good threads, full turn and a half; a few MFS to acrylic crystal; resealed for auction; very clean looks, looks newer than its age suggests

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates, hardly any MFS, faint tarnish on rotor assembly, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands original with minor oxide to blue; original head shows very light wear, few MFS, back with one short deep gouge and one deeper scratch on knurling, inside back mint; crown shows little wear, good single turn of threads; good crystal; left unsealed for inspection; a very clean example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work, a couple of tiny rubs or specks on rotor; dial mint original but for a possible tiny scratch near center, that may actually be a piece of dust; hands near mint original; original head shows very light wear, fresh back satin, recently applied, a few MFS or nicks; crisp bezel, hardly any edge wear; bracelet shows light wear, light stretch, a few MFS, profuse on clasp top edges; crown shows little wear, good threads, full turn plus; good crystal; resealed for auction

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial mint original; hands mint original; original head shows very light wear, bezel shows light to medium wear with some loss of edge definition on the facets, few MFS; bracelet shows medium wear, substantial stretch but without link distortion, few MFS; crown shows medium wear, good threads, nearly a full turn; good crystal; resealed for auction

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, a few MFS, no oxide on bright work; dial clean, hardly any rubbing, bezel contact staining fully concealed, minor breaks to graphics give away the refinish; hands in fing gilt and blue; original heavy gauge case with deep back has re-soldered lug at 5, shows very light wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; original beaded crown shows little wear; good crystal; paper folded but very clean, original box excellent with fine signed top-silk; great to find this all together

WW - E Gubelin (Guebelin), Lucerne, Swiss round button water-resistant chronograph with constant seconds, minute and hour registers (compte-tout), referred to in slang as "triple register," 37mm diameter x 44mm to lug tips, unusual stainless steel original case with the back sleeved into the front and secured in place with screws, specialty crystal with step that sandwiches between the top, a gasket and the leading edge of the back, no strap, original silvered dial with verdigris, 17J EXG cal 6057, s#295806, triple signed; to open remove the back screws, slide the back out, pull crown to setting position, place tweezers or needle nosed round pliers (preferred) to either side of the stem and lift gently to part the two-part stem, lift off gasket and mvt will gently pry out from the 9 o'clock position; case bears an additional number on back, 9442-28

Mvt: NR due to broken mainspring, staff good, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, chronograph functions test out, clean plates with some MFS, no oxide on bright work or lever work until one gets to the pusher contacts, where there is rust bloom; dial with loss of one third of graphics to verdigris, and showing verdigris on back, obviously due to front gasket failure at some point; hands original and quite fine despite the dial reaction; original very heavy gauge case shows light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings, has rust bloom within top where water intrudes, will clean up beautifully; all four original case screws good; crown shows wear; good crystal; a deserving restoration project

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates, no oxide on bright work; dial good original with tarnish around periphery, faint microspeckle in center, spot and line near 1-2; hands in fine gilding; original case shows very light wear, light wear to back, few MFS or nicks, no dents or dings; generic GF crown a bit small, shows little wear; good crystal; band used

Mvt: GRO, clean plates, missing mvt alignment tab to align within case-back, set back in carefully where the tab should be; dial with weak reprinted graphics, clean looks; hands in good gilding; original case shows light wear, no break at tips; back mounted shifting crown shows light wear; good crystal

Mvt: GRO, good calendar functions and advancing operation, scratched up plates; dial fine original with only light powdery tarnish or toning; hands fine toned originals; original case shows medium to substantial wear with break, engraving on back had a point of break-through which has an unsightly lead solder repair internally without resolving the pin-hole (hint: never use lead solder on gold, it will dissolve the gold); generic crown shows little wear; good crystal; a well-functioning watch with fine dial, needing case restoration

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, lightly tarnished plates with hardly any MFS, no oxide on bright work; dial exceptional original with only faint tarnish or microspeckle, perfect graphics; hands in fine gilding; original heavy gauge head shows very light wear, light tarnish, few MFS; generic yellow crown with fine knurling shows little wear; good crystal; a very fine and well marked original example

717

$400

$600

WW - Rolex, sweep seconds, early wire-lugged, 27mm diameter x 31mm to solid wire lug extremes, sterling silver .925 marked original case with Rolex markings in back, modern lady's stainless bracelet, original WED with impressed center, 15J Rolex Prima mvt "Timed for all climates," s#55211 in case only, triple signed Rolex, unusual to find in a watch of this age, among the first to dispense with Wilsdorf & Davis markings

Mvt: GRO, near mint plates; dial perfect; hands near mint original; original case shows light wear, some MFS and light dings; crown shows very light wear; good crystal; bracelet has to go, needs period strap; unisex size by modern standards

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide on bright work; dial near mint original, infinitesimal white microspeckle; hands fine original, slight dullness; original head shows very light top wear but substantial back wear, making the annular Tudor signature very faint and hard to read - perhaps there was an inscription removed that required much reduction of material; top with a few MFS, back profuse; strap unworn if a touch wide for the head; crown shows little wear, good full threads, several turns' worth; good crystal; left unsealed for inspection

WW lot (2) Gruen Veri-Thin Precision manual NOS (new old stock) in heavy 14K cases of identical style, 21mm x 37mm to lug tips, identical diamond dials, 17J GXI calibers, both mvts pristine but gummy and need servicing, good staffs; only the case-backs are slightly different in their markings, while the inside markings are the same; like new condition with like new expansion bracelets, hardly any MFS

WW lot (2) Oris, modern men's calendar automatic 27J, stainless - Black regulator dial with both miltary style strap and original bracelet with spare links; another with seconds at nine, silvered & blue dial, original bracelet; both in boxes, one with papers

WW lot (29) - Includes (4) Accutrons, Hamiltons, Wittnauers, Elgins, Longines, most complete but in need of cleaning or repair

Multiple lots sold as-is, no further condition report available

753

$200

$400

WW lot (30) - Large grouping of new stock in original boxes, including dress, digital, character and more

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

WW lot (40+) - Modern quartz, some complicated, many sport models, a few vintage

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

756

$300

$600

WW lot (80+) - Mostly complete vintage, GF, manual, etc

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

758

$200

$400

WW lot (200+) - Anything from good mechanicals to numerous quartz

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

760

$200

$400

WW lot - Several hundred complete, mvts and partials from the 1920s to 1980s, for restoration projects or parts

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

764

$150

$300

Watch boxes - Mainly wrist but a few pocket boxes, most in fine condition

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

766

$100

$200

Misc lot - Small quantity hand tools, small lot WW and PW crystals, 100 NOS WW cases, and a group of catalogues

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

770

$100

$200

WW bracelets - Over one hundred metal and leather, many NOS

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

All oversize lots, furniture, clocks, tooling, material and equipment sold as-is, subject to buyer's inspection and removal from sale upon purchase, no further information available, no shipping available

772

$150

$300

WW lot - Some complete, some NOS cases, many dozens of dials, some bands, some mvts

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GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show a few corrosion spots and more specks, other microspeckle, very few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial has mint surface but faint hl at center; hands near mint; good to fine overall condition

Mvt: NR, broken staff, plates show lots of tarnish, a few MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, gilding to winding wheels may not be original and is very patchy, the lock screw for the barrel square is rusted; dial with hls at 3, 4, 7:30, 9 and in seconds dial which is floating free; hour hand gone, seconds replaced, original minute dull and rubbed

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, repeat slows up just at the end of strike and may take a few minutes to strike the last quarter, so the repeat train needs lubrication at least; tone is strong and good; plates show fine gilding, hardly any oxide on steel components or visible bright work; dial with hl at 11; hour hand original and in near mint blue, minute replaced in dull black; original medium gauge case shows medium asymmetrical wear, many MFS, some light dents or dings to the back and rope-twist band; good domed glass crystal with additional center-bored inner crystal resting freely over the automata, not actually necessary or originally there, but adding protection; a very fine example in original state

778

$1800

$2400

EPW - "Hutton's Patent Lever Chronometer," John Hutton, Commercial Road, London (active 1830-1858 as a watch, clock and chronometer maker), 52mm, 18K OF original consular case with hunting back bearing London hallmarks for 1851, KWKS anti-clockwise-winding fusee, WED with title as shown, fully capped free-sprung side lever escapement with helical hairspring and club-tooth escape, DES, 17J, gilt mvt, s#534; a wonderful series of engraved presentations starts on the cuvette, starting with the first owner in 1852, passing to his son in 1881, and then subsequent generations into the mid 20th century; it is nice that the general engraving style and quality was adhered to throughout; with rose gold-shell key; the important innovation here was the use of a Swiss style club-tooth escapement with encased pallet stones, abandoning the English pointed-tooth escape, with bi-metallic compensation balance, gold timing screws and weights, and free-sprung helical spring; not many club tooth escapements were to be seen coming out of England at this date, and its superior characteristics were clearly appreciated by this maker

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, finely breathing helical spring; finely gilt plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on polished steel or blued components; dial with light hls to the right of the seconds and at the edge at 7; hands in dull gilt, probably not original; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow with central wear and distortion, the through-screw broken inside, push shows light wear; good glass crystal; a very fine example; it would be nice to find some very elegant matched hands, and worth the effort to make a new 18K bow as original with new through-screw; the lack of through-screw means do not pick the watch up by the bow lest you drop it!

Mvt: NR, broken cylinder staff, fairly clean plates; clear dial perfect, two clear dials stacked behind, the hindmost with crack straight across, the one that carries the train motion is perfect; hands original and in fine gilding; original case has hunting front operated by the button on the side, but the edge has been pushed in a bit right at that spot making it impossible to open without a knife - restoring the edge to its original curvature will fix the problem; case otherwise shows very light wear, light tarnish, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear, finish cap gone; good glass crystals; a worthy restoration project that requires a bracelet size cylinder staff and case edge truing

EPW - "Wm Best, London," Continental Dutch market decorative fusee in older style, 49mm, coin silver OF original pair cases with single false London hallmark (lion with raised paw in full body profile), repousse outer showing classical scene in Louis XV style, KWKS, WED with arcaded chapter, hand-painted port scene in center, elaborate pierced hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled two-footed balance cock, s#944; the watch was made in the late 18th century in mid-century style; many such highly decorated watches were made in the Low Countries bearing London signatures, almost as if a London style watch had to bear a London signature; in fact, the style is typically Dutch, with repousse figures, arcaded chapters (very rarely seen on British dials), two footed balance bridge and pierced hands; typically such watches were made about three decades later than the general style might suggest; they are popular now as they were then; with Dutch paper from Rudolf Bossert, Hoorn (to the north of Amsterdam)

Mvt: Running, ticking a bit rapidly, may need slight adjustment to escapement function, not much arc, plates show good gilding, little oxide on steel components but the screws are re-blued and some perhaps correct replacements; dial with well-painted edge repair right into the arcaded chapter from 15 to 40 minute, nearly half the circumference, plus a dark crack from 12 to 4 and a parallel hl at 2:30; hands fine original; original heavier gauge outer case shows light wear with most of the facial detail gone, but no break, no MFS, no dents or dings; button latch good with good top; original inner case shows light wear, some MFS, a few dings; bow & pendant original but solder fused at the base inside; good domed glass crystal; an attractive Dutch market watch

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint plates show no MFS, bright gilding, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial almost perfect, a short surface scratch or crack outside the chapter and just under the bezel at 1:30, not in the visible area of the dial; hands mint; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a near mint example in and out

Mvt: Ticking sluggishly, good poise, dull plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, some patches of oxide on bright work, numerous patches or specks removed from winding wheels that were then polished as well as one might; dial has edge fracture at 10, junctioned hls at center, hls at 12:30 and 7:30; hands touched up with blue paint; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear to the pattern, few MFS, a dent in the band, no other dings; bow with hardly any central wear, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; good looks externally

Mvt: Runs and stops at about half wind, may need set-up pressure re-set, shows good balance motion & poise for a while, good escapement function, plates show some fingerprint etching and edge corrosion, escapement parts and HS without oxide; dial original painted and impressed in clean condition, minor dirt, rubbing, hardly any chipping, seconds hole elongated; hands in fine gilding and blue; original canister shows good original finish; box with rubbing, scratches to top finish around glass, good hardware, lock & key, scratched painted warning label; honest original condition throughout

786

$6000

$8000

EPW - A P Walsh, London, (Arthur Paul Walsh, b 1815, d 1893), free-sprung spring detent pocket chronometer with helical HS, winding indicator and fusee, 51mm, heavy finely constructed 14-16K (tested) original OF HB&B case bearing indistinct but deep 18 stamps (due to overstamping another mark, perhaps), and a date letter style large deep stamp of old English script "D," both stamps to be found inside back and inside the hinged gold cuvette; KWKS, WED marked with name of chronometer retailer Samuel Hammond in New York, fully capped spring detent escapement, DES, gilt mvt, s#200 with matching number on case; Walsh was a "celebrated chronometer maker and springer" (Britten's Ninth Edition), the man who perfected the duo-in-uno HS; the inside back contains at least two dozen repair records in tiny diamond stylus script, as well as a small pasted in tin-type of a young boy in formal suit, late 19th century; a beautifully cased Walsh, in modern leather lined and fitted older box; ornate monogram on case-back

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine escapement action, finely gilt plates show a few MFS and more UFS, fine slots & settings, the bluing to the screw tops not quite matching, no oxide on steel components; dial would have been perfect had some one known the secret to opening the watch from the front - a chip was taken out of the dial below the seconds and oddly filled, where a person was looking for the latch - on this type of case there is none, just a locator pin beneath - one knocks out the hinge pin and the mvt falls out from the top (a short hl accompanies the nearly square chip); hands in mint intense blue; original heavy gauge case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, unworn; good glass crystal; box in fine shape; a beautiful example from this celebrated maker in case of exceptional quality; we sold another Walsh in May of 2010

Mvt: Runs but winds continuously due to deep break in mainspring barrel (ie, towards the tail and barrel connection), shows good balance motion & poise (with minimal error in round) on initial winding at least, clean and slightly toned plates show very few MFS, fine slots & near mint settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial satin refinished to accomodate contract signature, staining now around numerals but numerals fitting flush, short scratch in center; hands in fine gilding; original well-constructed case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

792

$1500

$2500

EPW - August Von Loehr, Swiss self-winding "Perpetuale" with winding indicator, 48mm, .875 "First Silver Warranted" OF original case with silver cuvette marked "Perpetuale Patent," automatically winding by motion activated winding weight on lever, also KW, set by touch piece through central aperture in cuvette, WED with aperture for rotating WI dial, the sub-dial rotating as the watch is wound and its hand moving as the watch winds down, cylinder escapement, 6J, electrum gilt mvt, s#5855; this wonderful old self-winding patent also features overwinding protection - the gathering click disengages when the mainspring gets tight enough to pull an activating lever into position by its tail-end - one can see the mounted disengagement pin above the click wheel; ca 1890

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly oil-smeared plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, only a little oxide on bright work or winding weight assembly; dial with chip repair above WI and associated hl; hands of similar but not identical style or color; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, minor light dents or dings to the back; bow tight; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates are cloudy with oil smear only and will clean beautifully, hardly any oxide, near mint slots & settings; dial perfect; gorgeous gilt and blued hands in fine condition; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings, but the back lift-spring is broken; enamel is perfect; bow tight, split-push shows little wear; good glass crystal with only tiny edge microflecks; box is in fine condition externally and with minimal wear internally; the warrantee card is folded at the bottom with an apparent hole, but the piece of card that fits into the hole has been carefully kept within the spare mainspring reservoir, under its cover; a lovely grade of timekeeper for an enameled KW hunter

794

$2500

$3500

EPW - Bennett, London (probably Sir John Bennett, a "leading retail watchmaker" according to Britten's, active 1830-1897, knighted in 1872), high-grade fusee lever with winding indicator, 51mm, 18K OF original or purpose-made consular case in traditional style bearing London hallmarks (see date discussion below), KWKS, WED with sunken seconds and WI, capped escape wheel, lever escapement with unique style of balance cock, a large table to the side allowing adjustable studding depth, probably 17J, gilt mvt, s#52509 with matching number on case; the case is in mint condition and bearing the sans-serif makers' marks "HG" over "MS" while the date letter is a serif capital "T" in square cartouche with chamfered corners; the problem is, the last serif T was used in a shield cartouche in 1894, while the only block T in this style of cartouche is a sans-serif T used in 1954; further research will be published here; in modern leather lined and fitted vintage box, with 19th century gold or gold shell key; inscribed "A Liddell" on cuvette

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show just a little speckle, no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect; hands in near mint deep blue; original case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents, a tiny ding in back, two in bezel and one in band; bow tight, showing no wear; good glass crystal; box in fine condition, associated key with light wear

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone, striking fairly quickly and clearly, fine plates show hardly any dirt or speckle, hardly any MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels, hardly any on gongs; dial nearly perfect, a microfleck or two around the center hole; hands in dull gilding; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents, a couple of tiny dings in each cover; GF bow worn to brass but tight, crown shows very light wear but push is a touch brassy; good glass crystals; a handsome, classic big gold minute repeater

796

$1400

$2000

EPW - C H Meylan, Brassus, Swiss, for the Cressarrow Company, with Cressarrow logos on both barrel plate and case, 46mm, heavy 18K OF original case, SW-SS, silvered dial with applied gold numerals, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, marked 21J so must have jeweled barrel as well, 7 adjustments, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#40641; it is most unusual to find a watch with the elegant Cressarrow logo on the mvt; the case logo is the typical simplified version; ca 1920

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates with very little toning or etching show very few MFS, fine slots & settings but for a touch of rubbing on the cock cap, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial good original, the field a little dull, very small speckle, a couple of short scratches, applied numerals light toned or tarnished; hands in fine gold; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a high grade watch with nice weight

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good simple chronograph function and return off of the crown; the split activation calipers are still there and working by depressin gthe button at 11 o'clock, but the split wheel that mounts under a plate in the center, and has a cannon post for the split hand surrounding the center sweep, is missing as noted; plates show some MFS, staining and speckle, fine slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work, whiplash missing for fine adjustment of the regulator (also known as the "swan's neck"); dial wih hls at 1:30, 2:30 and 6:30 and a cluster between 9 and 10; hands fine original, the intermediary split hand obviously missing; original heavy gauge case shows light wear, profuse MFS (needs good buffing), dent in band and back cover at 3 o'clock position from the front, no dings; bow good, replacement crown is round as opposed to having central push, shows little wear, sits a bit too high but functions well; good but older bull's eye glass crystal; it may actually be possible to locate the split-wheel, as this model is more frequently found than some

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright and slightly toned plates show a few shorter MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in near mint purple-black; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows medium wear & break, as if the watch were wound daily and placed in a stand, with no corresponding wear elsewhere; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and strong tone, electrum gilt plates clean on top, tarnished dial plate, plates show no MFS, good slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with hls at 3, internal microfleck on impressed edge at 2; hands in fine gilding; original light gauge covers and lighter gauge cuvette must be closed at edges to prevent stressing, case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents, minor dings to covers; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

800

$2000

$4000

EPW - Continental fusee in gold with full enameled scene, French Empire period, 57mm, 18K OF original consular case with original outer glazed protective gilt-metal case, KWKS, WED, gold hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, unsigned, not numbered save for repair numbers scribed inside back; the very finely painted enamel back depicting ladies attending another and dressing her hair with garlands, painted over a basse-taille enamel ground with ewer in foreground set with seed pearls, has unfortunately sustained much damage to edges and center, but without loss to critical elements of the scene; the front bezel has its full complement of split-pearls; this would be a very high-end enamel in perfect condition

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, toned plates show good gilding, some oxide on steel components; dial with restored chipping around hole and at edges, hls through 1, looking quite good overall; hands of moon and half-moon form apparently original; original or well-matched outer case in excellent condition with very little cracking to shell, a few pique rivets missing, showing light wear, scuffs & MFS, no dents or dings; button latch barely catching, the button top crushed; original inner case shows very light wear, few MFS, very light dents or dings; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal, just a touch small in diameter and needing ample cement to hold it in place (one could feed three tiny drops of epoxy every 120 degrees into the gap to establish better security without making the crystal too difficult to replace in the future - doing the entire bezel that way requires soaking in acetone to remove excess, which would not be good for the reverse painting); a nice Empire example

802

$8000

$10000

EPW - Daniel Quare 1/4 hour repeating fusee, 56mm, tombac alloy (copper & zinc) OF original pair cases, the inner pierced and engraved, the outer leather covered with sound-holes, KWKS, later purpose-made WED (third quarter 18th century), poker & beetle hands, verge escapement, repeater of evolved form with centered second wheel, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, DES, s#657. Daniel Quare was one of the greatest English watchmakers of the late 17th century (born 1660, died 1724), inventor of a repeating mechanism circa 1680 which won the backing of the Clockmakers' Company when the Reverend Barlow made claim for similar patent several years later. Quare's repeating prototype had a separate plunger, subsequently abandoned in favor of the push-pendant. Quare was also credited with a new system of minute hand operation where both hands were driven off the great wheel, rather than from two separate train gears; this allowed the second wheel to be off center, giving more room for a strike or repeat train. The present watch mvt resembles that of #108 from the Rockford Museum collection, which was considered the earliest Quare repeater known at the time of its acquisition. Tombac, an alloy in use since at least 1602, was later refined to the much touted and guarded formula of Christopher Pinchbeck, but if this pair case was made at the same time as the mvt, it would demonstrate that Quare or his casemaker had similar ideas for using a lustrous alloy before Pinchbeck. The watch mvt can be reliably dated to 1690 at the latest, as #726 was advertised as lost in 1692; it is doubtful that Pinchbeck had developed his own formula before 1700, much less allow anyone else to use it.

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, good repeat function and bell tone, fine plates show excellent gilding, little oxide on steel components; dial has faint hls with microflecks toward the center ant at the latch; hands in dull black-blue; original outer case has fresh and hardly worn leather covering, shows light wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; button latch good, good button top; original inner case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, but closure compression around the pierced area, crack at the bezel top to the left of where one might expect the normal tightening split on a bezel of this age; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal; a wonderful Quare example from the first ten years of his repeating watch development; Quare was known for the quality of his work that set the aesthetic tone for the 18th century

Mvt: NR, very gummy, briefly shows good balance motion & poise with pressure applied to fully wound train, cloudy or oily plates in Jurgensen style; dial perfect, lovely signature; hands in mint purple; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents, one single tiny ding only visible inside the back cover; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; box in good condition save for small chip by hinge, interior worn & dirty with loss of silk hinge covering and liner covering mainspring and crystal receptacles; receipts in fine condition, folded within folded envelope, the edge of the latter cut off when originally opened; a wonderful little time capsule needing only an overhaul and cleanup of the box interior

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, near mint plates show mint gilding, light oxide on steel components; dial with flake at winding hole, hls from there, hl across dial from1 to 6; hands fine period blued iron; original or purpose made case shows very light wear, few MFS, only the lightest dents or dings; button latch good; bow & pendant original to case; good domed glass bull's-eye crystal; exceptional condition overall, finely constructed case, could be near mint original for this period, the only thing suggesting purpose manufacture is the lack of internal touch mark, which is not definitive; everything about the case construction is pure to period

805

$1400

$2000

EPW - E Fisher Crake, Lowestoft, England, early Masonic dial fusee, 57mm, heavy coin silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1857, KWKS, WED with under glaze painting in black of a wide variety of Masonic signs and symbols, verge escapement, DES, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, raised locking dust-cap, s#89550; not only is the dial rare, but one sees few watches marked Lowestoft, where the famous fine soft-paste porcelain was produced from 1760 to 1801

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, hardly any oxide on steel components, just a speck on the balance; dial with glued edge chips at 7 and 11 and two lesser edge flakes restored at 7:30 and 8:30, the main impact of the dial relatively undisturbed; hands in fine gold; original heavy gauge outer case shows very light wear, some MFS, very light and small dents or dings; button latch good with good top; original heavy gauge inner case shows little wear, some MFS, light dents or dings or compression creasing; bow & pendant original; good domed bull's-eye glass crystal; a great looking and weighty watch

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, finely gilt plates; dial with faint hl at 10:30; hands in fine gold; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, many dents or dings to solid cuvette internally where a knife has been inserted to open the back; bow good, push shows little wear; good glass crystal

807

$7000

$10000

EPW - E J Gondolo & Co, Geneve, exceptional pocket chronometer with keyless reverse fusee, free-sprung pivoted detent escapement of unique design, helical hairspring, winding engagement lock and automatic suspension device, top-plate set-up click for mainspring, 54mm, massive 18K OF original HB&B case, heavy gold cuvette signed "1477 E J Gondolo Boulevard du Palais 5, Paris," SW-pin-set, WED, 20J, gilt mvt with EJG logos on barrel plate and under dial, s#1477 under dial, in patented leather pocket carrying case ("Etui de Poche"). The fully capped pivoted detent escapement has a passing spring mounted behind the detent counterpoise, going through the detent post and laying up against the lifting detent tip. The crook-form counterpoise has a resilient end-stop, and a pointer engaging a pin to delimit travel. In this way, the long passing spring also acts as the restoring spring for the detent motion in the same direction as needed for passing and lifting. To wind the watch, one shifts the lever at 1 o'clock toward the pendant and the intermediate travelling wheel on top of the plate locks into engagement. When the stop-works under the dial attains its maximum, a long tooth disengages the intermediate wheel and the crown merely turns. Thus the watch cannot be overwound and the stop works not broken. Only a handful of high grade E J Gondolo Geneve mvts have been seen.

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine gilt plates show a few MFS, hardly any cloudiness or speckle, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, only the tiniest specks on winding wheels with one small patch; dial with hl at 31 minutes going up into the seconds, a few microflecks at seconds and center holes; hands in near mint gold, seconds in fine blue; original very heavy gauge case shows little wear, numerous MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good thick glass crystal; pocket etui with minor rubbing, fits perfectly around the watch as if it had been with since new, which is probably the case; an exceptional chronometer

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show fingerprint etching on dial plate, more on barrel bridge, other speckle, a few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial with faint hl at 1:30; hands in mint intense blue; original well-constructed medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents, some minor band dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

EPW - Edward Prior, London, two generations active 1800-1875, quadruple cased fusee for Turkish market, 63mm, the outer nickel alloy repousse protective case of Judaic interest with embossed Star of David, purpose made for the triple inner cases in the Middle East, the third case silver mounted and covered in tortoise-shell pique, the inner coin silver OF original matched pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1874, KWKS, WED with Turkish numerals, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#72092; watches of this variety were made for markets in the Middle East in 18th century style late into the 19th century, this one among the last of the Edward Prior production

Mvt: Ticks and stops, gummy and in need of lubrication, shows good escapement function but may hang up due to a single tooth, plates show good gilding, hardly any oxide on steel components; dial perfect save for a short scratch at 2; good original beetle hour hand, lacking minute; purpose made outer case shows medium wear, numerous dents or dings, some cracking, some solder repair; button latch good; tortoise shell third shows only minor chipping, most pique rivets are there, the shell surface a bit worn and rubbed or dirty, original inner cases show little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original, lightly worn; good domed glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates with minimal speckle, satin finishing to blued click top; dial perfect, near mint luster; hands in mint blue, wonderful tulip form minute tip; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, beautiful detail; bow good, needs to be tightened a touch, push shows light wear; good glass crystal; one of the nicest train engravings one will see on a watch

Mvt: Ticks barely but slight loosening of the cock screw produces good balance motion and poise, evidence of gumminess in the caps, since the very fine pivots are good, good repeat function and strong tone, fine plates show some MFS, profuse at the pin sites, fine slots & settings, some light oxide filaments on bright work; dial perfect with mint luster save for a short scratch at the 12 that looks like hl but is not; hands in fine blue with some rubbing and dulling; original very heavy gauge case shows little wear, tarnish coming up, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, tarnished, pendant shows little wear; good glass crystal; exceptional condition, may take off with simple lubrication

EPW - Charles Frodsham, London (founder born 1810, died 1871), keyless lever, 51mm, heavy 18K original HC with 1878 presentation on solid gold cuvette, the covers bearing London hallmarks for 1877, the back with coat-of-arms and the Latin expression, "Esse quam videre" ("To be, rather than appear to be"), a motto used by many groups including the Hooker family of London in the 17th century, SW-pin-set, WED, fully capped lever escapement with unusual snail-cam regulator, at least 19J, DES, gilt mvt, s#05854

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, some faint oxide on bright work (regulator); dial perfect; hands near mint original; original heavy gauge case has perfectly separated hinge tube in front, to be restored before auction; case otherwise shows very light wear, some MFS or light scuffs, no dents or dings, perfect enamel; bow tight, hallmarked, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystals

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, clean plates show excellent gilding, no oxide on steel components; dial excellent with few hls, minimal distress at latch-site; hands consist of a fine beetle style houir hand of the period and replacement minute; original or well-matched outer case has been replated in 24K to enhance color, without removing the steel spring or button, so they are now plated too; case shows little wear, no MFS, no dents or dings; button latch good; original or matched inner case had crack and damage at pendant base, now stabilized internally with plaque, case shows little wear, few MFS, strong compression trench running all the way around, a few other dents or dings; bow & pendant a bit later and longer than original; good domed glass crystal; a good looking 18th century gold repousse verge fusee, a bit difficult to tell the whole story on its elements, but they are all of the same period

819

$6500

$9500

EPW - Fine Swiss minute repeating chronograph enameled with equestrian scenes and set with diamonds, 52mm, 18K original case with champleve and basse-taille enamel borders, the front polychrome enamel with two riders and horses jumping a diamond fence, the back with horse's head and equestrian gear surrounded by basses-taille leaves, SW-shift-locking-LS, WED, lever escapement, at least 21J, gilt mvt with interesting Maltese-cross bracketed spin-ball governor in pink gold with green gold-color weights, s#312541, in very fine condition

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and beautiful tone, good chronograph function, mint plates show no MFS, near mint slots & settings, very little oxide on bright and satin lever work, none on winding wheels; dial perfect, mint luster; hands mint; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, many MFS to the enamel and gold field, perfect panels, minor losses to the border enamels, a small band dent at 11:30, one small ding each front and back towards the edge; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a very beautiful man's minute repeater

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good escapement function, good repeat function and tone, although gongs are somewhat muffled by virtue of the design; plates show good gilding and few MFS, very little oxide on bright work, patch on the gong block; dial perfect with various surface MFS only; hands appear painted over; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, some MFS and scuffs, a single small dent in the band and a tiny central ding to the back; delicate bow in fine condition, push shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a nice original watch with unusual short-gong system

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone (although the slide is a bit gummy internally and hard to engage, will need internal cleaning and lubrication within case band); bright and lightly toned plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect with near mint luster; hands in mint blue; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings, cuvette removed with hinge remnant remaining; bow with some central wear, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a very fine watch, quality case and mvt

Mvt: Ticking but skipping on every fifteenth tick, will stop face down after a while, meaning a bent or damaged tooth on the escape wheel, shows fair balance motion, good poise, repeat is gummy and will not run down readily, which will stop the watch if the rack comes around before it does; clean plates show some MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, scratches on dull blued click wheel; dial with several long parallel invisible hls across fine lustrous surface, visible only on reflection; hands in fine gold, replaced blued seconds; original very heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, a faint flat dent on band, no other dings; bow tight, pendant shows very light wear; good glass crystal

EPW - Grand, London (Baillie's only reference circa 1768) repousse cased fusee, 49mm, silver-gilt OF original inner case with purpose-made silver-gilt repousse outer, the inner bearing London hallmarks for 1759, KWKS, later Dutch market WED with arcaded chapters, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#529; it would appear that the dial, hands, outer case, pendant and bow were purposely fitted at a somewhat later date, with the Dutch market styles continuing the mid-18th century aesthetic into the beginning of the 19th century; the dial plate alterations internally show that a new dial train was installed, new hole made for the dial feet of the Dutch dial, while the dial plate itself is original; the alterations would date from 1790 to 1820

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show good gilding, not much oxide on steel components, one screw missing for the regulator plate; dial with chipping at the slot, clean otherwise, slightly under-diameter for the dial plate; hands of Dutch origin; purpose made Dutch repousse outer case of heavy and impressive weight shows little wear, good gilding, few MFS, no dents or dings; button latch spring good but button absent; original English inner case shows very light wear with good facial detail remaining, few MFS, no dents, minor dings; bow & pendant of Dutch origin to replace short stirrup pendant on original, and to accomodate the thicker new outer, also done in late 18th century style; good domed glass crystal; a fine early English mvt and inner case with the later embellishments of watches produced in the low countries; one sees many London marked watches with arcaded dials that are entirely a Continental product; in this case a nice early English watch was used as the starting point; the outer is of particularly fine artistry, and no component or alteration dates much after 1820

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone, a little slow striking, fine plates show some MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial has ground edge to accomodate bezel, a few short hls from the grinding; hands in good gold, minute short; original heavy gauge case shows discoloration on band from repair, little wear, few MFS, no other dents or dings than what required the repair; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

828

$5000

$8000

EPW - Henry Harper, London (apprenticed 1657, died 1708), "sun and moon dial" fusee, 57mm, coin silver OF original pair cases with tortoise shell pique outer bearing silver inlays, KWKS, silver champleve dial with 180 degree 12-hour sector aperture with either sun or moon indicating the hours from 6 to 6, the single minute hand indicating minutes in 360 degrees on the outer traditional chapter, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, rare flying dolphin pillars, ca 1685-95; the late 17th century innovation of the minute hand led to many unique dial designs in this period; Harper's work is represented in many collections, and one may infer from records of known watches that he was not very active after 1700

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, hardly any oxide on steel or blued components, but the balance shows some edge oxide; dial in fine original condition with some fading to the blue of the sun-moon (or day-night) disk; hand a blued replacement in general period style; original outer case has had silver overlaid to the original front bezel - one can still see the pique holes internally; outer back has silver pique tortoise-shell in exceptional condition for the age, with hardly any silver rivet loss but some fine inlay loss to the decoration of a homestead; the whole shows light to medium even wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, few cracks; button latch good; original inner case shows little wear, few MFS, hardly any typical dents or dings; bow & pendant not original, improvised; good domed glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, finely gilt plates show some MFS, numerous MFS around the setting square, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright or blue work; dial perfect with near mint luster; hands in fine dark blue, slight dullness or rubbing; original heavy gauge case shows light wear, profuse MFS, no dents or dings, just a nick on the back bevel edge; back and front gaskets with chipping or splitting, dried out with age; crown cover has worn threads that close only on the last turn; hidden crown shows little wear; good thick glass crystal; a significant rarity at this quality level

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good jump features, plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, FS on winding wheels; dial perfect, MFS only; silvered number disks with only faint tarnish; hand in good blue; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents, small ding near hinge, tiny nicks in the band only; bow tight, crown shows little wear; glass crystal with minor edge flake at 9; a fine example in better quality case than one generally sees

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show no MFS, one FS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial near mint original with concealed bezel rub, very faint contact tarnish if any at all; hands mint; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS and two FS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial essentially mint original, hardly any faint microspeckle; hands near mint original; original case shows no wear, a few MFS and FS over good polish that could be buffed off, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; MFS to plastic crystal; about as nice as they come

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, fine slots & toned settings, powdery oxide to the base of the swan's neck regulator spring, no other oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial original with fairly even tarnish toning, darker towards the edges; hands in near mint blue; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, numerous MFS, no dents or dings; bow with some wear to center at apex, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

EPW - Invar, Swiss, enameled man's dress, 48mm, 18K OF original case with gold cuvette signed Invar and detailing winning the Gold Medal at Milano in 1906 for a high precision lever, and "Great Diploma of Honor" at Brussels in 1910, the back in basse-taille tapestry field enamel with champleve borders; one might assume that the present watch has that alloy in its traditional style balance, but one would have to test the material to be certain; the balance is not in the form of a Guillaume compound balance at least, so perhaps the watch company was selling a standard timepiece under the popular name of the alloy; SW-SS, gilt silvered dial, lever escapement, 16J, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#800527, ca 1915-1920

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean toned plates show no MFS, minor speckle, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial blackened at edges with tarnish staining that runs onto the bezel as well, must have been in a reactive environment; hands in near mint blue if not for oxide bloom on the minute; original fairly heavy gauge case with lighter gauge cuvette shows hardly any wear, few MFS, perfect enamel panels but losses to half of the outer cobalt line border, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; glass crystal with long scratch; the watch will clean up beautifully, the dial may need re-gilding after cleaning, the border enamel is among the easiest of soft enamel repairs

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function, tone good but slight adjustment of the hammer depth will make it even better, good chronograph function, plates show some tarnish and cloudiness, no MFS, good slots & settings, some light oxide or etching on bright work and winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in good gilding, sweep tail gone; original lighter gauge case with very light gauge cuvette (press to close only at edges) shows light even wear, few MFS, shallow and light overall dents or dings to covers, cuvette and band; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good stop-start function for sweep, slightly cloudy or etched plates show some MFS or tiny nicks, good slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work; dial perfect; hands in good blue, a bit dull; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, the original cuvette not quite accurately drilled on one hole; bow tight, push shows medium side wear with break on one side; good glass crystal; handsome example

838

$700

$1100

EPW - J Pearce, Stratford-on-Avon, England, a true "farmer's verge" fusee with scenic painted dial exorting, "Speed the Plough," containing paper from W Pearce of the same town, 58mm, coin silver OF original pair cases bearing Birmingham hallmarks for 1840, KWKS, WED with finely hand-painted center, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#7237; J Pearce is listed as active in 1825, and one may assume William was his son; one rarely sees watches from Stratford-on-Avon, home of the Bard, William Shakespeare; watches such as this with farming scenes were popular and make for a collectible genre

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, little oxide on steel components; dial with very short scratches next to 2 and 6, a large chip below the center hole fortunately missing the horse's back, in excellent condition otherwise; gold hour hand excellent, gilt minute hand starting to show effects of the celluloid crystal acting on it, with corrosion evident on the setting square; original heavy gauge outer case shows little wear, well-toned medium tarnish, some MFS, one light small dent or ding; button latch good; original inner case shows little wear, fewer MFS, faint touch of outer ding; bow & pendant original; acid emitting celluloid crystal must be removed and replaced with domed glass bull's-eye crystal; a wonderful watch for a Shakespeare aficionado; certainly we all might finally observe, "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me..." so all the more reason to "speed the plow..."

EPW - J W Benson, London, top-quality Swiss chronograph with 60 minute register, 50mm, 18K OF original case with English hallmarks, SW-pin-set, WED with sunken seconds and register, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, probably 23J, gilt mvt, s#56319 on case only; in near mint condition in and out, in original box with signed Benson top-silk

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, perfect chronograph function and return, pristine plates show no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect with mint luster; hands near mint; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; clean box with separation only of the hinge silk, hardly any staining to the signature silk; a very beautiful Swiss watch in English taste

841

$700

$1100

EPW - J Wilders, London (active 1760-1780), a name seen on many watches for Dutch market according to Britten's, repousse cased fusee with scenic polychrome dial, 50mm, coin silver OF original pair cases, the inner bearing London hallmarks for 1782 (faux marks on a Continental case, the maker's mark clearly atypical and possessing a Continental stamp as well), KWKS, WED with hand-painted scene of idyllic village and farm, arcaded chapter, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled two-footed balance cock, s#8256; here is an example of a London marked watch that is entirely of Continental origin, the mvt, dial, hands and case marks all with characterstic elements inspired by English style, but not English; charming nonetheless

Mvt: Ticks and stops, good escapement function but out of beat and needing lubrication, plates show fine gilding, very little oxide on steel components; dial with repaired chip to either side of slot, perfect otherwise; hands fine Dutch originals; original outer case shows light wear with only half of the facial detail remaining but no break, few MFS, even tarnish, no dents or dings; button latch good; original inner case shows light wear, some MFS, no dents but light dings; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal; an attractive and completely original example of this type

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, excellent escapement function, good repeat function and strong tone, fine plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial with intersecting hls around 7 and 10; hands in fine gold, blued seconds; original very heavy gauge case shows very light even wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, toned, pendant shows little wear; good glass crystal; exceptional quality

843

$5500

$7500

EPW - John Ellicott & Sons, London (John Ellicott, born 1706, died 1772, worked under his own name until the firm became John Ellicott & Sons from 1769 to 1788), steel cylinder fusee with brass escape wheel, 50mm, heavy high-karat gold (perhaps 20K) OF original pair cases with matching s#7420 in the inner case, the matching cases both bearing London hallmarks for 1778 and the casemaker's mark, "ITP," KWKS, WED, gold poker & beetle hands, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, large DES, signed raised gilt locking dust-cap, s#7420, in exceptional original condition; John Ellicott was son to another watchmaker, John, and was famous for his invention of the compensated pendulum; he also demonstrated interactions between pendulum clocks that could affect performance and underscored the importance of fixing larger clocks to stable surfaces that could not communicate vibration to one another; his works were and are characterized by top craftsmanship; Ellicott apparently began use of the cylinder escapement in watches just after Graham's invention in 1726, within "two to three years" by Britten's estimate; his son Edward, who died in 1791, succeeded John in 1772 after working with him since 1760, and would have had oversight for the production of the present example; there is a paper in the back from T R Price in Maidstone recording service in 1873 and 1876; David Thompson's book on watches in the British Museum show an Ellicott example similar to this, but with cracked dial; the present example has perfect dial

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, excellent escapement function, near mint plates show mint gilding, no oxide on steel or blued components, near mint dust-cap gilding, small oxide patch on blued slide-lock; single small regulator plate screw missing; dial perfect with mint luster; hands mint; original heavy gauge outer case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents, the slightest dings; button latch good, perfect button cap; original heavy gauge inner case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, normal rub line from outer; bow & pendant original, the bow reinforced underneath with another strip of metal, the pendant showing more wear than the rest of the case where the bow pin passes through; near mint domed glass crystal; an exceptional example made six years after the master's death

Mvt: NR, very gummy, will tick rapidly with pressure applied to fully wound train, needs OH, plates dull and dirty, show hardly any MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect with fine underglaze fern decoration; hands a little bent and discolored; original medium to heavy gauge case shows light wear, some MFS, no dents but very light dings; bow is fashioned from a 14K wedding band, push shows wear to brass; good glass crystal

845

$5000

$8000

EPW - John Grantham, London, mid-eighteenth century, gold, agate, ruby & diamond set 1/4 hour repeater in repousse and pierced pair cases, 43mm, 18-20K OF original matched cases with pierced & engraved inner, pierced, chased and repousse outer with agate panels, the central panel of moss agate creating a look of natural foliage, KWKS, WED with classical scene hand painted in blue under glaze, verge escapement with fusee, gilt mvt, s#1286; another watch of agate type by the same maker is recorded in the Stern collection by Baillie; complete but in need of restoration

Mvt: NR, complete time & repeat mechanisms but needing restoration, repeat chain broken, fusee chain broken, teeth quite completely mangled on the contrate wheel, mvt needs pinning to hold fast into dial plate/ring; plates show good gilding with some dirt, some MFS, some oxide on steel components; dial in fine condition but for chipping at the latch slot, hl from 8 to 5; hands in fine condition; original inner case shows little wear, a few MFS, dents in the piercing from 2 to 5 but no breaks; bow & pendant original and showing little wear; original outer showing hardly any wear, slight distortion in round, one agate panel missing on front bezel, another with single crack, the remainder excellent; all natural rubies and diamonds present, slight dent to pierced area of back at 7; button latch a bit tight to the case, not pushing and releasing due to slight displacement and case bending, diamond top good; no crystal; an exceptional decorative case needing minor straightening and one panel, the original mvt requiring more extensive restoration, the hardest part being replacement or remanufacture of the contrate wheel, and possibly escape wheel or staff repair

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, toned plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, very little oxide on gilt bright work; dial perfect, minor MFS only; hands in fine purple, minute replaced in slightly different weight; original heavy gauge case shows light to medium even wear overall, some MFS, no dents or dings, some scratches to remove a coating inside the case back; bow with some central wear, push shows medium wear; good glass crystal

849

$2000

$3000

EPW - Lechner, Budapest, hunter with royal monograms front and back, a rare enameled portrait in sepia tones on the gold cuvette looking just like a photograph, 33mm, 14K rose gold original case with two heraldic crests joined by the banner reading "Si Deus pro nobis quis contra nos," meaning "If god is with us who could be against us," SW-SS, WED, high grade fully capped lever escapement, 20J, gilt mvt, s#53102 in case only. The motto is for the Nadasdy family, Hungarian aristocrats with origins in the middle ages; certainly one of the family crests one can find contains elements seen in the double crest on the watch. The watch dates from the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a dual monarchy established in 1867 and dissolved in 1918, the present watch ca 1890-1900. At first glance, one might speculate that the conjoined crests signify the marriage of one royal to another, in this case the man bestowing this watch upon his bride (or wife of some years) with his portrait protected within the back. The enamel is superb, and here again one may speculate that the painting may have taken a photo emulsion as its base, building layers of enamel and clear coat to achieve startling photographic quality in a traditional painted enamel. Further research on the Nadasdy family may solve the mystery of provenance. The older gentleman bears a slight resemblance to the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Charles I, who died at the young age of 35; perhaps this man was a cousin.

EPW - LeCoultre 1/4 hour repeater, marketed under the "Trident" brand, 51mm, 18K OF original Swiss case, SW-SS, WED, lever escapement, fully jeweled to hammers, 20-26J, gilt mvt, s#10526 on case and under dial, "Trident" s#98894 on cuvette with Maltese crosses to either side, traditionally associated with Vacheron & Constantin as their logo; in perfectly fitting fine quality Vacheron & Constantin box; we are still researching the association between "Trident" and Vacheron, as the numbers given do not immediately relate to V&C; ca 1900-1910

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, excellent repeat function and tone, pristine plates show no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels, mvt pristine under dial; dial perfect, the seconds hole ever so slightly elongated by perfect polishing; hands fine gold, blued seconds; original medium to heavy gauge case has unfortunately had an inscription removed from the gold cuvette, making it paper thin, and then having yet a new inscription engraved on the tissue strength gauge, leaving its full impression visible internally; the case back has also had some dent pounded out to the point of stretching and doming the gold in a small area; case otherwise shows very little wear, few MFS, no other dents or dings; bow good, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; would have been a near mint watch in near mint box were it not for the inexcusable engraver abuse

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, chronograph functions but the split post is riding a bit loose, causing the hand to not quite zero, slightly toned plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect; hands missing tails; original massive gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, some light soft dents to back and one to band, no dings; bow tight with minor central wear, crown shows light wear; good glass crystals; an exceptional example of the scarcest of the two-train jump chronographs; few came with split and return feature

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy and spotty plates with some plating loss on cock; dial good original, minimal rubbing or faint speckle; hands in fine blue, seconds too short; original fairly heavy gauge case shows very little wear, no MFS, minor enamel losses to the back along the edge, and at a light impact site on the band, no other dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph function although one must be sure to fully depress the button for full engagement, stop and return, plates cloudy from oil smear, probably near mint if cleaned, show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright or satin lever work; dial perfect but for some edge roughness at 12, fully concealed, and an infinitesimal internal edge fracture at 56 seconds; hands in dull blue; NOTE: lower case screw has worn through the step, allowing the mvt to sway outwards if the bezel is off; inside the case back an inscription has been expertly removed, leaving the case gauge at medium where it was once heavy, but well executed and and evenly finished with random circular scratch pattern; originally heavy gauge case shows light wear, numerous MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight with only slight distortion, crown shows light wear with a little break; good glass crystal; a very nice example overall, mvt should be near mint with cleaning

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show some faint fingerprint etching, hardly any MFS, fine slots & settings, one very small oxide spot on bright work (stud), clean winding wheels; dial fine original with some local clustered MFS, hardly any speckle, good satin; hands near mint; original heavy gauge case shows very little wear, a few long MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; chain and knife show very little wear, one blade shortened; box top breaking apart

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates with one large corrosion spot; dial original with some rubbing, spotting, and beael rub; hands in near mint blue; original heavy gauge case with medium gauge cuvette shows light wear, some enamel loss, many MFS, small dent in back carrying through to the cuvette, the cuvette rather distressed by the over-engraving; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine excapement function, good repeat function and tone; the musical mechanism plays continuously upon winding owing to the silent/play lever being absent; the trip is there for activation on the hour, but without the single lever the music will only stop when the barrel stop-works engages; musical tone is excellent when placed on a resonant surface, with clear bell sounds and good tune; plates show fine gilding, numerous MFS, minimal oxide on bright work overall, very few specks; dial with faint hl towards center at 12:30, slight scratch adjacent; hands mismatched, hour probably replaced; original heavy gauge case shows little wear, profuse MFS, no dents or dings save for the faintest small flat spot in the center back; bow with slight distortion, push shows little wear; good glass crystal; will be a wonderful musical example once the silent/play lever is replaced

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine escapement function, fine repeat function and bell-like tone, gilt plates show a few MFS, fine slots & cap setting, no oxide on bright work or square gongs; dial near mint with slight scuff to ET near center, nice even toning; hands original in fine dark blue; original heavy gauge case shows light to medium wear to the flower tops, good field detail, evidence of later expert gold solder reinforcement internally to secure the plachet and second bezel ring composing the back, some MFS on cuvette, no dents or dings; bow original and in fine condition, push shows light wear; good glass crystal; period etui in solid structural condition with good hook, hinge and bodies, rubbing to red-dyed leather; a beautiful decorative repeater, scarcely found in original fitted etui

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine plates show no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial original with pristine tarnish forming from 3 to 6 and 8 to 12; hands in mint purple; original medium gauge case shows no wear, perfect enamel with only a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; aside from the pristine tarnish on the dial that one might choose to have chemically cleaned by an expert, about as mint an example as one will find; associated box with rubbed corners only

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good escapement function, plates with near mint gilding show a few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright or blue work; dial perfect; hands mint; original heavy gauge case dating from 18 years after his active period shows medium even wear with half of the fine ET gone, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight with some central wear, push shows light wear; good domed glass crystal; judging from condition, it is doubtful the mvt was ever in another case; nearly flawless internally, fine case with honest wear

Mvt: Runs only face down, shows good balance motion & poise in that position but short cycles face up indicating pivot, endshake or jewel problem, plates a little cloudy & toned with a little microspeckle; dial nearly perfect in the visible area; hands in good gold, one marcasite missing; original medium case shows light wear but nearly complete ET, a few MFS, no dents, light band dings; bow worn to brass, brass crown core tarnished, pendant worn beneath crown with large section missing to its tube; good glass crystal, no crystal in bezel for glazed dust-cover under cuvette

866

$5000

$7500

EPW - Patek Philippe, Geneve, modern hunting cased pocket watch and chain, 48mm, very heavy 18K original fully signed HC with very heavy 18K English fully hallmarked chain, SW-SS, original silvered dial, lever escapement with capped escape, 18J, fausses-cotes NI damascene mvt with Geneva quality seal, s#1940067, ca 1990's, with finest quality mahogany Patek Philippe box, outer box, service warrantee and tag; weight of the watch and chain together is 107.2 dwt (166.8 g), the chain alone at 41.1 dwt (63.9 g); engraved to the recipient on the inside cover and on the solid gold cuvette; in nearly new condition

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, nearly pristine plates show very few MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial pristine; hands pristine; original heavy gauge case is pristine internally, shows hardly any wear externally, but has numerous MFS and scuffs that will buff out, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; chain is in nearly new condition as well; the one distraction is that the name was engraved on the cuvette upside down from convention; boxes like new; terrific quality and weight in a modern Patek timepiece and classic English chain; needs only external buffing to render nearly new again

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or mostly concealed winding wheels; dial mint original; hands in near mint white, near mint blued seconds; original heavy gauge case originally had monogram inlay through the case back, still visible internally, but now a soldered white gold plaque covers that; the operation made the back planchet uneven and with the appearance of light denting along with uneven sanding; it would be preferable to remove the plaque, block the back straight, and bring it back to perfect flat, exposing the yellow gold inlay; case otherwise shows little wear, few MFS, no other dents or dings; bow original but loose, crown shows a little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect; hands mint; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, very few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; an exceptional style in top condition, marked in the typical understated and elegant fashion of Patek's production for Rodanet in Paris

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine plates show no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial near mint with hardly any visible defects; hands mint; effectively NOS original case shows no wear, no MFS, no dents or dings some residual protective clear coating on the back (will remove with acetone and chamois); bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; about as close to new as one would want

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates with three small corrosion spots; dial perfect; hands in fine gilding; recase accomplished without alteration of the mvt although the mvt sits just below the back case lip and some rub can be anticipated; case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a clean and practical recase

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings, very little oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in fine dark purple; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, one of the two bow stops has come apart and the two rings are floating, crown shows light wear and break; good glass crystals; handsome, heavy, high grade watch

EPW - Ralph Gout, London (active 1770-1829), pedometer watch for riding horseback, the dial with three registers counting up to 10,000 strides when mounted in its activating bracket that pulls the counting lever on top of the pendant, fusee mvt with raised dust cap, 56mm, gilt brass OF original consular case with internal cutout to reveal dust-cap, KWKS, WED, rare matched gold original hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, signed "By the King's Letters, Patent, Ralph Gout, 308" with matching number on case; with this device one only needs to know the length of stride of one's horse to make an easy calculation of distance travelled; at an easy gallop it might take two to three hours time to run that many strides; the top bracket need only be rotated upwards to activate the counter; his first pedometric watch patent was in 1790, with additional patents in 1799; without carrying holster

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, perfect counting and advancing functions, clean plates show near mint gilding, hardly any oxide on steel components; dial essentially perfect with near mint luster, and infintesimal edge microfleck and a rub line in the single counter; hands mint original; original case shows little overall wear, just wear to metal in the middle and edges of the case back where the watch rubbed in its holster, few other MFS, no dents, minor dings; closures good; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal

874

$3500

$5500

EPW - Rare Swiss platinum digital jump-hour dress watch, 45mm, Swiss platimum OF original snap-B&B case with full platinum touch-marks on components in addition to "Platine" mark within back, maker's logo "HNC" with running hare, SW-SS, platinum or palladium mask with turned satin, apertures for wandering minutes and jump-hour, lever escapement with capped escape, 18J, fine fausses-cotes NI damascene, two Geveva seals, one on dial plate by balance and one on center bridge, s#70309 and matching number on case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial mask with very few MFS, wandering minute dial shows light rubbing beneath chapter from 15-20 minutes, hours without defect; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS on polished back, good edge and band satin, no dents or dings; bow tight, platinum marks, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; an excellent high grade example

875

$1000

$1500

EPW - Reuge, "Romance," modern musical alarm automaton with hidden automated erotic scene, 56mm, 10 micron gold plated OF original case with back acting as stand, opening to reveal the automated couple on the cuvette, SW-SS, alarm setting by side button, the scenes are keywound in the back with the lyre form key supplied, WED with printed surround based on the design of Genevese enameler Carlo Poluzzi, multicolor gold figures in front with various functions, lever escapement, 17J, s#475; when the alarm is tripped both front and back scenes go into motion as the music plays; one can at any time open the back and depress a small button, holding it down as long as one wants to show the couple in action as the music plays; in nearly new condition with booklet and key; from a top producer of musical items

Mvt: GRO, all functions working fine; dial mint original; hands mint original; original case shows no wear, a few MFS and an FS across the back, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; fun for the entire family, since the dial is rated "G," and the folks can keep a secret

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone, good calendar functions and advancing pawls, clean toned plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels, a little oxide on gongs; dial perfect; hands in near mint dark purple; original heavy gauge case shows medium even wear with hardly any front ET remaining, and only 30% of back ET still there, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow with medium central wear, crown shows appearance of only light wear due to thick gold content; good glass crystals; a handsome calendar repeater

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good jump functions and setting, cloudy and lightly tarnished plates; dial and subdials in fine clean condition with minimal rubbing or discoloration; seconds hand in mint blue; original medium gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, light dents or dings in back, tiniest band dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; great condition for this rare dial format

879

$500

$1000

EPW - Scarce mid-18th century German fusee, "M. Collin,g [sic], Augsburg," 47mm, coin silver OF original consular case, hand hammered, engraved to create the appearance of engine turning, KWKS, cream enamel purpose made replacement dial, original cast and pierced hands, verge escapement, gilt mvt with uniquely styled pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, unique engraving style to plate signatures and regulator scale, the latter in French, no number; Augsburg is located in Bavaria, Germany, now the state's third largest city, with origins deep in horological history, but a place of little activity in the 18th century; the present watch is typical of Continental production in its mechanism, but the decoration shows distinctive features of German tradition; as well, the screw heads are flat polished and flush in contrast to anything one sees from French or Swiss production at the time

Mvt: Ticks and stops, good balance motion & escapement function but slightly out of beat, plates show fine gilding, little oxide on steel components; dial with new bushi9ng to protect the repairs all around the winding hole, two other edge repairs, hls at 12, the lack of any new holes drilled in the plate means the feet were made at least to fit the present mvt; hands in fine condition; original case shows medium wear, few MFS, numerous light dents or dings; button latch good; bow & pendant original; good domed bull's-eye glass crystal; quite a curious piece

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show mostly dirt and oil smear, hardly any speckle, hardly any MFS, should clean nicely, fine slots & toned settings, very little oxide on bright work, MFS on winding wheels; dial almost perfect but dirty, the only defect a fine edge flake that is completely concealed and does not intrude into the flat of the dial; hands rusted off from the acid-emitting celluloid crystal; heavy gauge recase shows light wear, some MFS and a few deeper gouges on the front bezel, a couple smaller dents or dings plus gouges or check marks in the back; bow tight, crown shows light wear with incipient break; celluloid crystal must be replaced; a very interesting mvt in heavy US market case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates with fine gilding show no MFS, fine slots & tarnished settings, some light oxide filaments or crazing on bright work and winding wheels; dial with invisible hls proceeding from edge at 12:30 across to 4, hl from edge at 7:30; hands near mint; original heavy gauge case shows perfect enamel, hardly any wear, a few MFS to enamel surfaces, less to the portrait, no dents or dings; bow free but unworn, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a very beautiful lady's minute repeater

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show a few MFS, a little tarnish, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, Geneva stop-works removed from barrel top; front dial faintly and evenly tarnished, minor chipping or smudging to painted numerals, some contact tarnish around appliques; hour hand original in near mint blue, minute of matched style oxidized, blued seconds mismatched; back WED for calendar perfect, back hands in fine dark near purple; original very heavy gauge case shows light to medium wear evidenced only by the loss of most taille-douce back ET, while the heavily carved borders and deep cover engraving make the watch look mush sharper; case shows a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow shows little wear, crown shows only light wear to its very thick gold construction; good glass crystals

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good chronograph function and return, good repeat function and strong tone, good calendar functions, advancing by levers or by moving hands through 24 hours, clean gilt plates show a few MFS or scuffs, good slots & settings, limited oxide on bright work, gongs and winding wheels, just a few tiny patches or specks; dial nearly perfect, edge microfleckl at 4, tiny roughness and tiny line at seconds center, overglaze signature nearly completely worn off, remnant will simply wipe off with Windex; hands complete, minute and hour mismatched, one gilt calendar hand mismatched; original case has well constructed bezels but thin gauge cover planchets, shows light wear, some MFS, numerous light dents or dings in covers, cuvette and band; bow with some central wear, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a well-functioning complicated repeater

884

$1500

$2500

EPW - Swiss 1/4 hour repeating custom erotic automaton with enameled covers, 48mm, 18K (tested and marked) original demi-HC with custom enameled erotic automated scene where the cuvette would have been, SW-SS, WED, lever escapement, at least 15J, gilt mvt, s#93456; the automation work, to those of us who go back many years, was customized by Erblatt (if that was the proper spelling or memory of his name) in NYC some 40 years ago; the back cover was additionally custom enameled with erotic nude scene of Leda and the Swan, the swan being Zeus in animal form; Erblatt's conversions were alway popular

Mvt: Ticking upon winding, inspection of the mvt requires disassembly of the automation, the 1/4 hour repeater can be made to strike a full run at 12:45, but the repeater hangs up slightly, and will run if you help the gentleman in the back; dial is in good shape but may be changed from its original; hands show oxide, broken seconds tip; original extensively customized case has new soft enamel painted dial chapter, the back was enameled and counterenameled on the interior, leaving a translucent gloss over the inside cover and case markings; the back enamel is chipped around the edges but without damage to detail, the thin front painting is scratched a bit, case shows light wear, hole repair to the front cover, hardly any MFS to the back enamel, plugged-pin-setting hole, no dents, minor dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal, front cover crystal plastic and should be changed to flat glass; an amusing watch to fix up

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates save for short scratch; dial with faint hl at center; original demi-hands in mint blue; original heavy gauge case shows little wear, many MFS, many light dents or dings to back and band, good enamel; bow brassy, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystals

Mvt: Running, slightly sluggish balance motion, good poise, a bit gummy and dirty, light speckle and etching to plates, some oxide patches or specks on winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in good gilding; original heavy gauge case shows dark toning, hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents, some small cover compression dings visible only internally; bow with some central wear where it hung from the bale, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Ticks and stops, cylinder very gummy, escapement action will be fine after cleaning and lubrication, fine plates show no MFS, oil smear only, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in dull gilding, oxide to minute tip; original medium gauge case with light gauge cuvette shows no wear, hardly any MFS, just a few to enamel surface, one flat band dent, no dings; 14K bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; box worn and stained externally

EPW - Tiffany & Co, New York, lady's gold and basse-taille enameled hunter with scenes of the angels of day and night on both covers, 29mm, 18K original case with Swiss touch-marks, solid gold cuvette, champleve enameled band and borders in garland and tracery black, SW-SS, WED, fully capped lever escapement, 20J, wolf'stooth winding, plain wheel satin NI damascene, s#72981 with matching number on case, triple signed Tiffany & Co; watches with this same decoration were made famous by Patek Philippe

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partially concealed winding wheels; dial perfect with mint luster; hands in mint purple; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, perfect enamel with some surface MFS, no dents or dings; bow with minimal central wear, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; an exceptional example of this famous day-night theme

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good split functions and return features, near mint plates show very few MFS except for a few nicks and a patch on the cock foot, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or elaborate satin lever work, mint winding wheels; dial perfect, near mint luster; hands in near mint dark purple, beautiful surmounted lunette and fleur-de-lis sweeps; original heavy gauge case shows light wear, numerous MFS, a flat dent to band plus a couple of other dings, a sharp ding in back; bow replaced, may be gold, wrong shape, crown shows light wear and break; clean plastic crystal

894

$1500

$2500

EPW - Tiffany & Co, 48mm, heavy 18K OF original case signed "Tiffany & Co Makers," hinged glazed cuvette, SW-SS, WED with cursive dial signature, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, 18J, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#16338; the serial number is repeated under the dial and on the case, and one finds s#20682 on the dial plate edge as well; the number on the back of the dial is not matching while the dial is perfectly fitting; the mvt is identical in many respects to the Audemars caliber, while the number is typically considered to be a "Tiffany factory" number in this range; unfortunately, the Tiffany factory records in Geneva were destroyed by fire so much of this early history is lost; in an associated Tiffany box for a slightly larger watch

Mvt: NR, broken mainspring, the stop-works fully wound, shows good balance motion & poise with light pressure applied to the stop works, but one must not push the winding so hard as to break the stop, plates show slight cloudiness or oil smear, a few MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or the visible sections of winding wheels (which cannot be wound until the spring is fixed and the stop works re-set); dial with faint edge hls at 9:30 and 2:30 plus a "y" shaped hl in center; hands in fine deep purple, near black; original very heavy gauge case shows light even wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; glass crystal with minor scratches; box with rubbing and minor chips

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, darkly toned and tarnished plates; dial refinished and stamped Tiffany rather than printed, not as the original would have been; hands with rust bloom due to acid-emitting celluloid crystal; original heavy gauge case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, complete single cut diamonds; bow lightly worn, crown shows little wear; perfectly fitting celluloid crystal will have to be replaced at some point to prevent further corrosion of the hands and the top of the cannon post, and to view the nice silver tone of the dial

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates; dial with long hls; hands rubbed; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, some sharp dents or dings to both covers; bow free but with little wear; good glass crystal; later chain with very light wear, some bends to long links; basic USA made pen-knife

Mvt: Ticking sluggishly, needs lubrication at least, shows good balance motion & poise with pressure, slightly speckled plates, some oxide; dial perfect; hands in fine dark purple; original heavy gauge case has weakened or broken back lift-spring, but shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents but one sharp edge ding on the back cover at the bevel to flat junction; bow tight, split crown shows little wear but the two halfs are uneven; good glass crystal; box worn; with early key whose square is splitting

899

$700

$1000

EPW - Ulysse Nardin, made by International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, Corps of Engineers, 53mm, .875 silver OF original case with full back marking, IWCo logo internally, SW-SS, WED with radiumed numerals, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt with IWCo logo, s#592840 on dial plate, additional number 55231 on dial plate between pallet bridge & main back plate, COE contract number 5066 on case-back

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show oil smear overall, hardly any MFS, good slots & toned settings, some isolated oxide patches on bright work and winding wheels; dial with several hls from 5 to 8, some radium loss; hands with radium loss; original case shows light wear, even tarnish, some MFS to FS, two flat band dents, two minor back dings; bow slightly oversized replacement, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; slightly larger than most examples of this type

900

$1500

$2000

EPW - Unusual French fusee 1/4 hour repeater "[Repared by] Le Roy et Fils, Horlogers du Roi, Palais Royal, 13& 15, a Paris No 25585 SF," 55mm, coin silver OF original consular case, KWKS, WED, exposed cylinder escapement visible through aperture under cock, the escape wheel affixed by a cock on top of the full plate, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock; Basile Charles Le Roy (active 1788-1825) was clockmaker to Napoleon and other royals; the present watch is different from other generic watches of this type, and one suspects use of the word "repair" in this case refers to the improvement of a specifically ordered ebauche, where the maker's contribution was enough to justify numbering the watch; the watch would seem to date from about 1820, meaning the "King" in this case most likely referred to Louis XVIII of the Capetian Dynasty, the restored House of Bourbon lasting from 1815-1830; Louis died in 1824 and the throne went to his younger brother Charles X

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, excellent escapement function, fine repeat function and strong tone, plates show fine gilding, a little oxide on click but none on other steel components; dial quite good with small edge chip at 5 cleanly repaired with wax, and a scratch in the upper dial center running over to 2; nicely customized later 19th century hands in deep blue; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original, little wear; clean plastic crystal warped on one side and lifting from the bezel, needs nicely domed crystal; a very fine mechanical example

901

$6000

$8000

EPW - Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, highest quality observatory quality timepiece retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co, Boston, 49mm, heavy 18K yellow gold hidden-hinge OF original Bigelow & Kennard signed HB&B case, SW-SS, WED, fully capped lever escapement with Guillaume balance bearing gold and platinum timing screws, the center bridge marked "Integral Balance," 21J, raised and screwed gold jewel settings including full gold cap escutcheons on the cock, pallet and escape, 1904 patent micrometer regulator of fine design, gold train, fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#366507 engraved on the dial plate next to the balance to prepare the watch for submission to observatory trials, ca 1916. This watch is significant for a number of reasons; Vacheron & Constantin observatory quality timepieces are rare compared to other watches with Guillaume type compound balance; the mark "Integral Balance" is not typically seen on the few Vacheron-Guillaume watches that do come to market, and rarely is any balance reference seen on other Guillaume balance watches regardless of maker; the use of full gold jewel settings and gold train is seldom seen on Vacheron watches of even the best quality, and must have been ordered specifically for the US market; in typical Swiss market grades the watch would be 20J, but in this case the center wheel was jeweled on the dial plate; the purpose of the Guillaume type compound balance was to eliminate middle temperature error by use of a balance of specific form with Invar alloy interior to the bimetallic strip, thus the watch would keep excellent time no matter what the normal ambient temperature fluctuations; the dial-plate numbering on any observatory submission from any maker was a specific rule which one can find, for example, in any certificate of the Geneva Observatory. A fine rarity in excellent condition, triple signed for Bigelow & Kennard, signed Vacheron & Constantin on mvt as well.

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates plates show no MFS, hardly any tarnish or loose dirt, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work save for a faint speck on the escape cap, none on partially concealed winding wheels; dial nearly perfect, a short hl through the 12, a little etching around the seconds; hands in mint gold, toned seconds; original heavy gauge case shows very liitle wear, profuse but muted MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; box with a little light rubbing overall, top silk with minor staining; a beautiful example

903

$2500

$3500

EPW - Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, "Demi-Chronometre," (a special status for high-grade timekeeping), 50mm, very heavy 18K rose gold original HC with V&C cross touch-mark inside back, fully signed gold cuvette with both case and mvt numbers riding one over the other (very unusual to see), SW-shift-locking-LS that can automatically return upon closing the cover, WED, fully capped lever escapement with 1884 "Depose" (patent applied for) micrometer regulator, bimetallic compensation balance with gold timing screws, 20J, wolf's tooth winding, gilt mvt, s#171009[case]/283554[mvt], signed on cuvette only as is typical for this period (and also typical of watches made for the French market at this time)

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates with near mint gilding show a few longer MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, but the click wheel is missing two teeth and has a patch of oxide; watch still winds continuously and smoothly but the teeth just reach over the gap, so the wheel will not be held by the click at that twin tooth break; dial has long hl from 1 to center with another faint one branching off it, edge microfleck at 6; hands in near mint gold & blue; original heavy gauge case has broken lift spring, shows very light wear, numerous MFS, a few sharper dents or dings in band and toward the cover edges that will need to be blocked out; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a very handsome, heavy, high grade V&C that will need some attention to the case and click wheel

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show no MFS but a couple of scuffs, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or partly concealed winding wheels; difficult to wind, probably due to drying grease under a winding train component; dial has mint luster and looks clean but has a series of cracks from the center toward 1 that are visible on reflection; hands lack gilding; original medium gauge case shows a repair to the band at 9 that prevents flush closure of the bezel, light wear, some MFS, no other dents or dings; bow oddly grooved, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates show hardly any MFS but a strong FS across the center wheel bridge, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial refinished, with mottled tarnish staining around the numerals; hands in fine dark blue; original heavy gauge case has had engraving expertly removed from the back, bringing the gauge down a bit and creating slight compression to the back, otherwise case shows light wear, some MFS, no other dents or dings aside from the compression noted; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Running and stopping, shows good balance motion & poise with slight pressure, could use pallet and cap lubrication at least, clean plates show minimal cloudiness, faint microspeckle, very few MFS, near mint slots & settings but for the winding wheel centers, each missing a screw and with marred slots on a couple, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; silvered dial with pristine even yellow toning probably arising from interaction with celluloid crystal at some point, showing only minor scuffs, slight darkening at center, excellent graphics save for fading of the "Swiss" graphic; hands have had some light rust removal, further indication of the acid emitting celluloid presence; original relatively heavy gauge case with medium gauge bezel shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents, a tiny band ding at 2; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a very elegant watch; box velour rubbed down to cloth, good interior

909

$1200

$1600

EPW - Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, gold keywind with rare engraving of St. Peter's Basilica, Square and Obelisk in Rome, nearly a century before it became the seat of Vatican City under the Lateran Treaty of 1929, and a couple of decades before annexation of Rome in 1870 in the drive to Italian unification, 46mm, 18K OF original case with elaborately engraved and signed gold cuvette, KWKS, WED with exquisite micro-signature at base, "horizontal" cylinder escapement, 6J ("four holes jeweled" plus two caps), signed gilt mvt, s#46790, ca 1838

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good escapement function, fine plates show very little tarnish or toning, hardly any MFS, good slots & settings, no oxide on bright or blue work; dial has mint luster, invisible hls at 5 and 7:30, the latter proceeding from two small edge chips with a smaller edge flake at 9, all three which can be easily filled with wax; hands in fine blue; original realatively heavy gauge case shows very little wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings save for a micro-ding in the band at 9; bow tight original with little wear; good glass crystal; a fine early Vacheron & Constantin with finely rendered classical prospect of St Peter's

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and fine delicate tone, cloudy plates show a few MFS, good slots & settings, a little oxide on bright work and winding wheels; dial in mint refinish; hands in fine blue; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, a few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a fine minute repeater; if one were to eliminate the back monogram, laser filling would be the choice

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, plates show fine gilding, light oxide on steel components, some reblued screws; dial excellent original, with few MFS or scuffs, and nearly all its black wax; hands fine blued originals; original outer case shows medium wear, some MFS, very light overall dents or dings, professional restoration of the outer bezel lip, which must have been wearing; button latch good with good top; original inner case shows light wear, few MFS, no dents, just a few pinpoint dings, light compression; bow & pendant professionally replaced after rebushing the pendant hole, the style a more what one would see on a Dutch verge; the original would have been more flush to a smaller and more curved stirrup; good domed glass crystal; in excellent state of conservation, the English champleve dial already an older style by the time this watch was produced

913

$9000

$12000

APW - Ball Watch Co, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, by E Howard & Co, Boston, series VIII adjusted, N-S (just over 19S), very heavy 14K Hayden W Wheeler original OF case, SW-SS, WE-SSD with B fo LE logo underglaze, logo on mvt, lever escapement, 17J ("Rubies"), GJS, radiant flame pattern NI damascene, s#307436; the solid gold cuvette bears a presentation to J H Moore, who was the master mechanic of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad at Elmira, NY, presented by the railroad's employees April 1st, 1894; only 120 Howard B of LE watches are supposed to have been produced

Mvt: Ticking sluggishly and stopping, needs OH, good poise, plates show edge filing above the "Ball & Co Cleveland" signature, a few other MFS and nicks, good slots & settings but for the same inexplicable touch of filing on the third wheel setting, some oxide and dullness to bright work; dial perfect, MFS only; hands in fine blue but not original; original heavy gauge case shows medium even wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, missing two hinge plugs; bow GF, crown shows more substantial but smooth wear; good glass crystal save for central scratch; a completely original example with interesting history; the watch and presentation put this at the early stages of Webb C Ball's venture, and while we sold a similar watch in a GF marked Ball case in 2009, it remains plausible that this watch may have been ordered specifically in gold and was therefore not necessarily marked by the Ball company; it would be quite implausible that one found another series VIII Howard with RR presentation and replaced the mechanism with this series VIII; any specific records from Howard could shed light on this particular order

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show numerous MFS, FS and ocassional long scratches, good slots & tarnished settings, light oxide on bright work; dial hls at 5 and 12, edge chip starting the one at 5; hands in fine blue; original heavy gauge case shows very light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, a little distorted in center, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; very handsome example

916

$1500

$3000

APW - D D Palmer, Waltham, Mass, "Palmer's Patent Stem Winder," exactly 17S, silver-filled OF original SB&B case, SW-SS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 15J, gold cap setting, gilt mvt, s#1071; Palmer was a Waltham jeweler who started business in 1858, and subsequently worked for Waltham; on his own he made some pocket chronometers, as well as his patented stem-wind as part of his main production ca 1870-1875; the mechanism is simple and robust; a Howard-style stem has a concavity that rides against a convex spring, while the crown wheel is mounted on a pivoting bracket with ride-pin engaging between spring & stem; simply pulling out the crown causes the stem to move the spring to one side, and shifts the crown wheel a very short distance to engage the setting

Mvt: Running but has deep break in mainspring allowing for continuous winding (not the patent Palmer had in mind), nonetheless shows good balance motion & poise for a while but will not run for more than a few hours at a time until the mainspring is replaced, lightly toned or tarnished plates show a few MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial with criss-crossed hls through center; hands in fine blue; original case shows light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; a fine original example

917

$8000

$12000

APW - Important E Howard & Co, Boston, series VII adjusted, presentation watch to Major General A S Roberts by the Texas Volunteer Guard, with O'Hara style gold-foil arcaded dial, the numerals spelling "Major General," the blue center with Lone Star surrounded by laurels and "The State of Texas," the multi-color gold box hinge case with back cover appliques of crossed bayonet-mounted carbines, crossed sabers, crossed cannon, twin star Major General insignia, and laurels matching the dial, the gold cuvette with fully engraved presentation for twenty-five years of active service 1870-1895, the front cover with the General's engraved monogram, N-S (just over 19S), deer grade (highest adjustment quality) very heavy 14K EH&Co original case, SW-SS, WE-SSD as described above, lever escapement, 15J, GJS, parallel double-garland pattern fausses-cotes NI damascene, s#223155. Major General Albert Samuel Roberts was born November 2, 1844, in Madison County, Virginia, and settled in Webberville, Texas with his family in 1858, according to the Texas State Historical Association. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861 as a member of the "Tom Green Rifles," which became Company B, Fourth Texas Infantry, known as "Hood's Texas Brigade" after Hood took command in 1862. The Brigade was involved in many important battles under Robert E Lee, but more research will be required to find out if Roberts remained with the Company throughout the war. Roberts married the daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury under Lamar in 1868, and joined the Volunteer Guard, forerunner of the Texas National Guard as a Lieutenant in its first year, 1870. This watch commemorates his retirement on July 1, 1895 as leader of the Guard. He passed away on January 11, 1927, leaving four sons. A great slice of history associated with a beautifully preserved watch

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; the unique dial is perfect; hands in mint blue; original very heavy gauge case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a truly great Howard, among the best

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates with area of fingerprint etching starting to corrode, some other spots & speckles in dark brown, dark microspeckle here and there; plates otherwise show few MFS, good slots & settings but for half a screwhead gone on the cock cap, very little oxide on bright work; dial perfect but for an edge flake outside 10, concealed; hands in near mint blue; original heavy gauge case shows light wear with only slight diminution of ET, a few MFS on cuvette, no dents or dings; bow with substantial wear to center, push shows substantial wear, dents and break; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show some MFS and tiny nicks, fine slots but slightly marred settings, a little faint powdery oxide on bright work; dial with long invisible hl from 12 to seconds; hands in fine to near mint blue; original heavy gauge case with medium gauge cuvette shows light even wear, hardly any MFS but for a scratch inside cuvette, no dents, small dings in band and very faint ding in back; bow tight, crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show a number of lightly distributed MFS, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work; dial perfect; hands in near mint blue but for replaced mismatched minute; original case shows light to medium asymmetric wear with half the ET gone to one side, but little brassing evident anywhere but on the band highlights, few MFS, no dents, a few pinpoint edge dings; bow free, crown shows light wear with incipient break; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show hardly any MFS but a couple of FS and a double nick, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work except for a patch on the whiplash, a few infinitesimal specks on winding wheels; dial perfect, a surface scratch between 8 and 9; hands slightly mismatched; medium gauge recase shows hardly any wear, some hinge distortion allowing the front cover to travel past perpendicular, few MFS, but a few flat band dents; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

APW - Effingham Embree, New York, (listed in Britten's ca 1785) contract English fusee for American market, 56mm, coin silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1794, maker's mark "NTW," KWKS, WED, poker and beetle hands, verge escapement, DES, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, gilt signed and raised dust-cap, s#66043; with apparently original paper (which was concealed under the identically rust-stained silk) for "Charles A Droz, Clock & Watch Maker, No 118 Walnut Street...Philada," the back recording a repair transaction for A(?) G(?) Wood; the rust staining at the site of the latch spring continues onto the case, where it has been partially cleaned out; Charles A Droz was undoubtedly related to Humbert Droz, who moved to Philadelphia from La-Chaux-de-Fonds in the late 18th century; Humbert was the son of the eminent Pierre Jacquet Droz, famous maker of automata

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good escapement function, essentially mint plates show mint gilding, no oxide on steel components; dial replaced at some point, with holes re-drilled in the dial plate; dial has minor edge hls at 10 and minor edge fleck at 9; hands of the period but the hour is very long; original outer case shows very light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; button latch good although there is some cracking to the button; original inner case shows little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal; the watch paper has loss at the site of the once rusting latch spring, matching the stain on the silk that was covering it; curiously, this writer just examined another New York watch this week from 1788 for "Payne Richards" which had the identical dial replacement and chapter decoration; the Ephraim Clark that we sold last May also had its dial replaced; it is always hard to tell if any paper originated with a watch, but the physical evidence is there in this particular example; superb mvt condition

928

$6000

$7000

APW - Elgin B W Raymond Adjusted in one of the more massive gold cases to come to market, 18S, 18K original HC whose covers open like doors to a bank vault, SW-LS, WE-DSD, lever escapement with fine gold timing screws, 15J, gilt mvt, s#885600; the gross weight of the entire watch is 131.2 dwt (203.8 g), over 6.5 ounces troy; gross weight of the case with springs but without crown, crystal or mvt is 84.5 dwt (131.3 g); there is no perimeter weighting to the case, and the lift spring is a light profile bronze replacement while the latch spring is thick, making the net weight push about 4 ounces troy net; additionally, the case is finely decorated and shows very little wear; a wonderful example of a massive case from a bygone era, ca 1880

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine toned plates show hardly any MFS, a little oil smear, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work; dial with circumferential crack in center planchet; hands in fine blue; original massive gauge case shows very little wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow good but there is wear to the top of the bushing on one side of the pendant, crown shows little wear; good thick beveled glass crystal accomodated by the large scale of the case; an amazing and handsome hunk of gold in excellent condition; some do not realize that the B W Raymond Adjusted was considered RR grade in its heyday, prior to the evolution of more stringent standards for higher jeweling; hence one finds such mvts inhabiting wonderful cases from time to time

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates, very little oxide; dial with hls at 5, concealed edge flecks; hands in fine blue; original heavy gauge case shows medium even wear with good detail remaining to the massive derrick, but detail fading to the surrounding flowers front and back, some MFS, no dents or dings; replaced heavy gold bow with central wear, oversized crown shows little wear but is nicking against the bow guards, so one might replace one or the other to work together better; good glass crystal

Mvt: Ticking, good balance motion, good poise, but the sleeve is broken, making opening, closing, winding and setting difficult; clean plates, hardly any oxide; dial with chipping at the seconds center and dirt, darkened glaze line at 11, edge microfleck at 4:30; hands in dull dark blue; fairly heavy gauge recase shows very light wear, plain stone setting star (never set), few MFS, no dents, two minor back dings visible only internally; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; it is most likely that a broken sleeve spar is interfering with the push, as well as allowing the stem to shift out at the slightest touch; there is also evidence of broken or bent tooth or teeth to the dial train, as setting is uneven in feel; both matters are straightforward, and will yield quite a nice looking and well functioning example after repair

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, toned to lightly tarnished plates show no MFS but a sever short double scratch to the left of the Lord Elgin signature, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work, but some light grainy patches on winding wheels; dial original with a few light scuffs, faint tarnish speckle; hands in good white gold finish; original relatively heavy gauge case shows little wear, good polish, some MFS, no dents or dings; opposing "stiff bow" integral to pediment, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; a beautiful Deco watch with nicely executed engraved monogram

934

$900

$1200

APW - Elgin recased in 18K Swiss case with Swiss dial, 16S, 18K OF recase, originally KW case & dial upgraded with practical stem-wind American mechanism, SW-SS, gold or gilt silver engraved dial, lever escapement, 17J, simple pattern NI damascene, s#19801623; one sees a number of these watches over the years, with American mvts expertly fitted into Swiss and English cases with fancy gold dials; the rumor was that they were done in New York in the second half of the 20th century; they always show characterstics of expert fitting; in associated fitted box

Mvt: Ticks & stops, gummy only, good staff, shows good balance motion & poise however briefly, clean plates, hardly any oxide; dial with very light tarnish and only a few MFS; hands with very light oxide; lighter gauge recase with fine gold cuvette shows very light wear, slightly uneven, a few MFS, some light edge dents or dings to the back; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; the added components of pendant and bow one might assume to be 14K

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean plates, some MFS, very little oxide; dial with edge hls at 12 and from 6 to 7; hands in near mint blue, tiny hub oxide; recase has had the front hinge poorly repaired, allowing the cover too open 130 degrees, and leaving the hinge pin distended; this could be corrected by proper blocking of the concavity above the hinge and replacement of the hinge pin - no need to re-do the tube itself; the current distension makes it also difficult for the latch to remain closed, given the strength of the replaced lift spring; case otherwise shows substantial wear for what one would prefer in a multi-color, with loss of most detail to the appliques, a few MFS, no dents but frequent dings to the covers; bow brassy and distended, brass replacement crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; some straightforward case work could greatly improve the look and function of this hunter

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint mvt condition overall save for a few MFS and oil stain on the crown wheel; dial perfect; hands in dull dark purple; original medium gauge case shows no wear, a few MFS, the covers are near mint but there are soft dents or dings in the band that should be straightened; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a near mint watch overall with removal of the band dents and dings

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, very small errors in round and flat, clean toned plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect but dirty; hands in near mint blue; original (but later) heavy gauge NOS case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a fine movement in a near mint case, typically containing the grade 950B

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint plates show no MFS, near mint slots & mint settings, no oxide on bright work or mint winding wheels; dial unevenly toned to burnt yellow through some atmospheric or galvanic reaction, what would be a perfect surface is further distracted by a coule of scuffs, while numerals are mint; hands mint; original case shows little wear, some MFS, FS to cuvette, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, slightly cloudy plates show very few MFS, fine to near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, near mint winding wheels; dial has near mint luster, hls at 6, 9:30, beneath 12 and on edge inside 2; hands in mint intense blue; original case shows fine and unusual opposing crenellation detail (like the slotted masonry work on castle tops), just into borderline medium even wear with thin edge brassing and light brassing to back edge, good pen-plating candidate if the matching color solution can be found, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow free, little brassing, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal; a fine example in beautiful case of unusual style and decoration

APW - Hamilton 21J hunting grade 971 in multicolor gold, 16S, 14K BWCCo recased HC with banded and partially scalloped form and multicolor gold appliques, SW-SS, WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, GJS, gold train, circular bands of checkerboard, fishscale and radiant pattern NI damascene, s#331645; the damascene pattern is the same as typically seen on the grade 990; the date this mvt was completed was 10/29/06, and it was sold on 1/08/07 to J P Morgan; the NAWCC website provides the original ledger listings for every serial number up to 824,700; one merely uses the serial number lookup which returns an option or options with a link to the ledger page; only one option is descriptively correct or at least close, but one can then read the indisputable listing directly from the ledger; our thanks to Jim Haney for input on how to use the site

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, a bit gummy to start, would benefit from cleaning or lubrication, evenly cloudy but clean plates show very few MFS, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work, hardly any on winding wheels; dial perfect, dirt only; hands in dull near black; fine recase has no other screw marks and the bezel slot on the band shows no use, but the bezel itself has been altered around its own lever slot; the case might be original and the bezel replaced, or the case might have carried a grade 991 with identical screw locations; certainly a nice case for the watch that would do better with a plain bezel; heavy gauge case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show a few MFS, fine slots & near mint settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial very clean, invisible hl across 2, short hl in corner next to 10 seconds; hands in fine medium blue, some rubbing; original case shows light even wear to the body, medium wear with brassing on pendant and hinge edge, some MFS, a back dent and ding, a sharp ding in band at 9 o'clock; bow a somewhat distorted replacement, crown shows substantial wear; clean plastic crystal; great internal condition on scarce Hamilton model

945

$1000

$1400

APW - Hamilton 21J unmarked grade 992, 16S, 14K OF original HB&B Keystone case, SW-LS, WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, GJS, banded interlocking pattern NI damascene with florettes and wave surrounds, s#332042; the date this mvt was completed was 11/28/04, and it was sold on 3/15/05 to I Ollendorff; the NAWCC website provides the original ledger listings for every serial number up to 824,700; one merely uses the serial number lookup which returns an option or options with a link to the ledger page; only one option is descriptively correct or at least close, but one can then read the indisputable listing directly from the ledger; our thanks to Jim Haney for input on how to use the site

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, cloudy plates show few MFS, good slots & tarnished settings, some light oxide on bright work as well as faint patches on winding wheels; dial with edge hls at 1 and 8; hands dull with oxide; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, some MFS, two minor dents or dings in the band; bow worn to one side, crown shows medium to substantial wear; worn plastic crystal glass crystal

NOS condition - Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, pristine toned plates show a couple of MFS by one case screw, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, MFS on crown wheel; dial mint original in pure white; hands mint black; pristine original case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; almost the condition one would expect coming fresh out of the original wrappers

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint plates show only light cloudiness or toning, no MFS, mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, mint winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in mint purple; original fairly heavy gauge case shows no wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; box with near mint interior, mint paper, fine exterior with minimal rubbing; must have been kept and cherished; would love to know what the record length acronym on the cuvette means

948

$500

$1000

APW - Unusual Hampden "Canadian Pacific" marked model in gilt 15J, 18S, nickel alloy OF SO recase with back cut out for display, SW-LS, WE Canadian market SSD with 24-hour indications, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt, s#298506; most known examples are 17-21J and with NI damascene decoration; unlisted in Shugart

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, clean mvt condition overall, good gilding, fine settings and slots; dial entirely hand made and engraved to very good effect; hands in slightly mismatched styles; original case with pendant modification lends credence to the maker having customized it; case shows light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, uniquely machined crown shows little wear; good glass crystals; another curious fact is that no provision was ever made for seating any case screws, which an existing model would have had; perhaps the watch is an original product

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect with mint irridescent luster; hands custom blacked, including hubs; near mint original case shows hardly any wear, some MFS over original satin, no dents or dings; bow tight as can be, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a near mint original watch but for the hand blacking

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show good color definition, a few MFS on barrel plate, faint toning and microspeckle near s#, near mint slots & mint settings, the cock cap setting in gilt to match the bright work, hardly any oxide on bright work, a filament on regulator; dial with twin hl under seconds, small concoidal edge flake near 12, slight break in Interstate graphic; hands in near mint intense blue; age appropriate recase shows light even wear, some MFS and nicks, light central back dent, small dimpled dent on band, other tiny band dings; bow loose, brassy replacement, crown shows light wear and roughness; good glass crystal; quite a nice example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show a few MFS, near mint slots & settings save for minor marring to the cock cap, no oxide on bright work, tiny patch and powder on winding wheels, light specks on crown wheel center; dial perfect but for a flake around the seconds hole; hands in near mint blue; original case shows just into medium wear with thin brassing around the band and on the pendant faces, some MFS, light dents or dings to the back center travelling through to the cuvette, both improved somewhat but could be nearly eliminated; bow with thin brassing underneath, crown shows light wear but highlight brassing; good glass crystal; a good original example overall

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show a little cloudiness due to oil smear, hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial perfect; hands in near mint medium blue; original medium gauge case shows no wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a very sharp original example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show very few MFS, fine slots & near mint settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels, some oil residue only; dial with several hls in center and outer chapters; hands in dull mottled black; original or NOS case shows hardly any wear, some MFS, only polishing needed, no dents or dings; bow unworn, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal; our last two 19J Sangamo Specials with the additional "Jeweled Barrel" marking brought $1300 and $1100 respectively, both red letter; with a perfect dial this could be a very high condition example of the unmarked type

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, thinly gilt plates have a three corroded apots around the setting screws on the third and fourth wheels due to galvanic action, plate otherwise show a few MFS and a longer FS, fine slots & settings save for the corrosion intrusion, no oxide on bright work; dial with hl fractures around 10, hls through 4 and center up to 1, hidden edge flakes; replaced but pretty Louis XV hands in near mint gilding; original heavy GF Ladd case signed under replacement brass bezel on band, shows light even to borderline medium wear, fine edge brassing, fine detail in unusual decorative layout, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight replacement, new crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, discoloration or speckle, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work; dial with fine luster has fracture above 55 minutes, an hl from there just intersecting the 57 minute mark; hands in fine blue, the minute sanded down to steel; recase shows light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear; glass crystal with internal flake at 4

958

$2400

$2800

APW - Tremont Watch Co, Boston, in perhaps the finest original gold case we have seen with this company, 18S, heavy 18K original HC, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#3885, case #3765, gross weight of case without mvt but including crystal and springs 55.3 dwt (86.0 g), in near mint condition in and out

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, a touch of pallet lube needed, near mint mvt condition with no MFS, a little microspeckle, pristine gilding otherwise, no oxide; dial nearly perfect with edge roughness concealed below 6; hands in fine blue; original very heavy gauge case shows no wear, few MFS, the slightest dent at the base of the front cover, and some minor dings to the back, seen only internally; bow tight, push shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: Ticks sluggishly and stops, gummy, shows good poise, bright plates show very few MFS, fine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work; dial with edge chip at 5:30, long hl from 12 to 4:30; hands in fine bright blue, one oxide speck, seconds tail gone; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents, frequent band dings where the gauge is lighter; bow with hardly any central wear, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal

960

$8000

$11000

APW - Waltham 23J Premier Maximus with winding indicator, 16S bridge model 1908, 14K OF original Waltham case with Premier Maximus inscription in ring on gold cuvette, case with matching #17000084, SW-SS, WED (frequently referred to as "glass" dial for its quality level) with sunken center, seconds and double-sunk WI (therefore "quadruple sunk"), fully capped lever escapement, internally jeweled motor barrel, GJS with full bridge caps for 4th wheel & escape, DES on all three escapement elements, simple concentric pattern banded NI damascene, mvt s#17000084, number 85 of the first run, the 85th produced (as the run begins with #17000000, not #1700001); with original Premier Maximus leather covered box and paper showing the original price of $160.00 with list of attributes, and statement "The Maximus is the most highly and artistically finished watch movement it is possible to construct;" the box and paper are not numbered; the Maximus grade came in both 14K and 18K fully marked cases, and towards end of production, the casing became more varied

Mvt: Running, slightly sluggish balance motion probably due to dry oil in the caps, good poise, good WI function, slight skipping on winding can be caused by clutch lubrication issues, height of the external crown wheel, or wear to the internal winding gear as it meshes with the crown wheel; smooth setting, slightly cloudy plates show a number of shorter MFS, fine slots & settings with a few MFS to the cock & escape caps, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels, but the latter with a little rubbing, and the crown wheel screw has been changed to a blued screw, easily exchanged for a polished steel screw from any other model 1908; dial with pitchfork fracture at 10, hl at 1:30, repaired microflecks at the WI junction involving all three dial elements; hands in fine intense blue; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, few MFS, a sharp dent involving band and back edge at 9, a flat band dent at 8, a minor band ding at 4; bow with slight central wear, crown shows light wear and incipient break; good glass crystal; box with otherwise fine interior has tear to the "Premier Maximus" silk, profuse light rubbing and scratching to the exterior while maintaining a smooth feel, the price paper in mint condition, having acquired the shape of the interior; a rare boxed Maximus with price card

961

$5000

$7000

APW - Waltham 23J Premier Maximus with winding indicator, 16S bridge model 1908, 14K solid gold OF original Wadsworth HB&B RR style case, SW-SS, NOS WED (frequently referred to as "glass" dial for its quality level) with sunken center, seconds and double-sunk WI (therefore "quadruple sunk"), along with metal Maximus dial original to the watch, fully capped lever escapement, internally jeweled motor barrel, GJS with full bridge caps for 4th wheel & escape, DES on all three escapement elements, simple concentric pattern banded NI damascene, mvt s#17057058, number 58 of the second run, the 258th produced. The watch comes from the original family, who acquired a new old stock Premier Maximus dial (due to condition of the original dial) for presentation at auction. A family member writes, "The Waltham Premier Maximus 17057058 belonged to Everett Kounce, grandson of Francis Koontz, (born in Lorraine, France, who came to the US at age 21 and later fought in the Civil War). Everett was a motorcycle trick rider who rode under the name Jack Early. He never had children, but was a favorite among his nephews and nieces because he would let them ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle when he came to visit. He gave this watch to my mother, his niece, sometime in the 1940's and she has kept it in a box ever since then. As Jack Early, he traveled the Midwest and California. His motorcycle tricks included riding in a huge drum laid on its side, forward and back, up one side and then back up the other side, until he had enough speed and momentum to go all the way back around. He would make several loops, and then slow down to go forward and back until he could stop. As a child I was amazed to see a motorcycle go upside down without falling. I suspect that the slowing down was the more dangerous part of the trick. Another of his tricks was to ride through a wall of fire. The last time he did this trick, a piece of board got stuck in his wheel and he was badly burned and hospitalized for several months. Sometime after that, Uncle Everett lived and worked on a ranch in northern California. At one time, he and the rancher traveled the country and took photographs which they put in a calendar and sold. For years he rode a horse in the Rose Bowl Parade. He died in California in 1957

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings with hardly any marring, no oxide on bright work, hardly any on winding wheels; WE dial is NOS and perfect; the original metal dial sold with the lot has light tarnish, some minor spots or microspeckle, scoring in the WI, bezel rub, stain at 4, but is original and unaltered; hands in mint blue, the minute a bit large for the original hour hand, the WI hand chosen to be as close to original and matching color as possible, as the original had been lost; original heavy gauge case shows fairly substantial overall even wear, fine polish from fresh buffing, some MFS and slipped knife marks on cuvette and back, no dents or dings; bow original and worn thinly but evenly, replacement crown selected to be useful but show wear in keeping with the case, since the original crown, provided in the canister, was smooth and made further winding difficult; good glass crystal; excellent internal condition, honest external wear from years of use, provided with both NOS glass dial and its original dial and well-worn crown for the collector to maintain the history and originality while having a mint dial and functional crown to enjoy; as with many of the later series, the original case was selected by the buyer; it is a myth that Premier Maximus watches were "always" in the Maximus signed case, and in this situation the family history serves as further confirmation, aside from the scarcity of the solid gold RR style case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone, slightly cloudy plates show a few MFS and tiny specks, fine slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, gongs with one small speck; dial perfect with fine luster; hands original in fine deep purple; original very heavy gauge case shows very light wear, profuse MFS, no dents or dings; bow good, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; one of the finer and more heavily constructed cases one will see on a Waltham repeater

963

$2000

$3000

APW - Waltham five minute repeater, 16S, HC model, sidewinder format in GF OF original Wadsworth case with purposely designed opening in lieu of cuvette, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 17J, GJS, gold train, fausses-cotes style NI damascene, s#3794044; many assume these to be "recased" but they were actually original; as the mvts were very expensive, many remained in inventory for some time and at least one model of this type of less expensive original casing exist, one known on a rare Waltham minute repeater; in May of 2010 we sold an identically cased Waltham 5 minute, s#3793881, only 163 numbers apart from the current mvt, in Wadsworth case #6393586; the present watch is in case #6593544, only 42 numbers apart from the other case; the watch sold in 2010 watch was not running

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, good repeat function and tone, although the five minute strike is only a half tone higher than the hours; bright plates show numerous MFS, fine slots & settings, no oxide on bright work; dial with two long hls, microfleck at seconds edge, replaced chip next to seconds inside 7; hands oxidized, seconds not very stylish; original case shows very light wear, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; slightly scratched acrylic crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine bright plates show a few shorter MFS, one light corrosion spot, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with forked hl across 4; hands in slightly rubbed medium blue; original heavy gauge case shows substantial and slightly uneven wear, some MFS, no dents, a couple of minor cover dings; bow replaced and brassy, crown shows substantial smooth wear; good glass crystal; case is so heavy it still has a lot of presence

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show no MFS, a couple of scuffs, pristine slots & toned settings, no oxide on bright work; dial perfect with mint luster but for the tiniest microflecks at the seconds hole; hands in fine blue, near mint but for tiny oxide at minute circle; original heavy case has wonderful overall florette pattern decoration, shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; a top condition model 1884 in beautiful case

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show numerous MFS mostly concentrated about one plate screw, fine slots & settings but for slight marring to the cock cap, hardly any oxide on bright work, but small patches on the matte-finished winding wheels (the good news is that this is the easiest finish to put on winding wheels, (just use pure 600 grit diamond paste on flat glass moving the part in circles - amaze your watchmaking friends); dial has mint luster, single invisible hl from 9 to seconds; hands in fine to near mint blue; model specific case shows little wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; a nice example of this rare watch

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, faintly cloudy plates have even toning, bad short double gouge next to escape cap, good slots, some marring to the cap settings, a little oxide microspeckle to the winding wheels; dial nearly perfect, edge microflecks at one, natural underglaze dimple near 4, edge glaze line at 4; hands in fine gilding, minute more rose tone than the others

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show a little cloudiness near the "R" in "Riverside," very few MFS, fine slots & settings but for light marring to the cock cap, no oxide on bright work, mint crown wheel, click wheel with small patch and larger rubbed-off patch; dial perfect with mint luster; hands in mint blue; original medium to heavy gauge case shows light wear, one missing hinge plug, some MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; a fine original example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, bright plates show very few MFS, fine slots & settings, complete oxide coating on regulator bright work, three small solid patches on crown wheel, microspeckle on otherwise near mint click wheel; the heavy scale on the regulator is not repeated on any other steel components in the watch - it would be nice to switch out for a mint regulator and whiplash, standard on the better grade M99s; dial perfect, dirt only; hands with rubbing, and rust bloom on minute; original medium-heavy gauge case shows medium even wear, two missing hinge plugs, profuse MFS, but no dents or dings; needs a good buffing; bow with slight central wear, replaced crown mangled (replace it with a good one for heavens' sake!); good but dirty glass crystal; a very fine Maximus under the dirt and noted defects, will restore beautifully

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show hardly any MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work or winding wheels; dial with wax repairs at the internal corners to either side of the seconds dial; hands in fine blue with tough bend in minute; original medium to heavy gauge case shows very light wear, one missing hinge plug, a few MFS, no dents or dings, front cover hinge slightly sprung, opening to about 110 degrees instead of 90, can be fixed by an expert; bow good, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, fine plates show very few MFS, near mint slots & settings, no oxide on bright work, hardly any on winding wheels; dial with hl; hands in mint blue; medium gauge recase shows hardly any wear, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; top grade Waltham 12S mvt in perfect top grade case, only a good Maximus dial needed

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, no oxide; dial with hls; hands in fine blue; original heavy gauge case shows no wear, few MFS, no dents or dings (save for the intentional dimple on the cuvette to receive the culet of the 7-point stone); bow tight, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; box rubbed

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates, hardly any MFS, no oxide on bright work but tiny patches on click wheel, larger patch on crown wheel that has been scratched off, winding wheels with otherwise mint surfaces; dial with mint luster has microflecks at center just showing past the hand hub, otherwise perfect; hands in near mint blue but for rubbing to the minute tip; original heavy gauge case shows light even wear, few MFS, faintest dent in band and cover, no dings; bow tight, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, plates show one long and one short pointed scratch, other MFS, good slots & settings, oxide patch on bright work (regulator); dial with frequent cracks and repair; hands in slightly dull blue; heavy gauge recase of exceptional quality has larger opening in back for the mvt (concealed by the bezel for the observation crystal), filed steps for the case screws of this and the prior mvt, a newly filed lever slot for the present mvt; otherwise gorgeous case shows no wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, fine construction; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystals; box with minor rubbing

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint plates with only the faintest cloudy toning show no MFS, near mint slots & settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, a few tiny specks on winding wheels; dial almost perfect, mint luster, a short glaze line at the signature - while the grade typically came with double sunk AWWCo dial, it was possible to order fancy dials as an option, and this dial seems thoroughly consistent with the decorative feel of the bow and cuvette; hands mint; original heavy gauge case shows hardly any wear, few MFS, one small deep band dent at 6, two tiny cover dings; bow tight, mint, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal; [in this instance the style and karat of the case are grade consistent, and the dial aesthetically perfect, so the sense of originality is even stronger]; a top condition example

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint luster plates show a few MFS, near mint slots, very light marring to tops of settings, hardly any oxide on bright work, but winding wheels have been sanded on a lathe to minimize oxide patches, leaving a fairly nice satin finish, but no original decoration; dial perfect, mint luster, not the designated grade dial for this mvt but a perfect condition selection, slightest scuff above the hands; hands mint; original medium to heavy gauge model specific case shows no wear, hardly any MFS, no dents, the slightest cover dings; bow tight, crown shows no wear; good glass crystal; in near mint condition throughout; beautiful model 88 elements making for a beautiful watch, even though the original model 88 case for the American Watch Co grade may have been heavy smooth polished, and the dial a double sunk AWWCo script dial; at the least the combination is all near mint to mint model specific; [perfect interchangeability limits the meaning of the term "original" with any American watch lacking originating documentation including case numbers and dial description; model specificity satisfies most collectors, grade specificity is an even higher standard; many parts interchanges can have occurred over time within the most "original" appearing watch, they just cannot involve alteration for the term to apply; add to this the fact that customers in 1890 could select mvts, dials and cases at the original point of sale]

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$1600

APW - Waltham, "Chronodrometer," referred to as "Sporting" in the Waltham catalog, Appleton Tracy & Co, subsidiary time dial, 4-minute sweep seconds and 4-second 1/4-second beating subsidiary dial, 18S, 4 oz class coin silver recase, the silver cuvette engraved "Cyrus H Johnson Mil Wis" with later engraving of "1862" for unknown reason, gold hinges, KWKS, WED with sunken seconds and time dials, lever escapement, 16J, gilt mvt, s#13825, the 125th watch of the first series, ca 1859; this model of dial is quite unique in all of horology, the sweep chapter of four minutes duration being divided in four-second intervals, accumulated (numbered) every 12 seconds, and what looks like a traditional quarter-seconds jump-dial being actually a four-second dial divided in quarter-seconds matching the natural beating of the train

Mvt: NR, gummed to a halt, good staff, will perform with agitation, stop-start button on side not plunging, condition or presence of related components unknown except to say the one sees nothing in the upper plate stop aperture, fine plates show very few MFS, fine slots & false settings but for the lack of one false setting screw (decorative only), no oxide on bright work; dial with cracked plain subsidiary seconds (a planchet one could replace), light hls in the outer chapter at 1 second, 1 minute 30 seconds, and 3 minutes 30 seconds; hands mixed and matched but consistent with period; heavy gauge case shows mottled black tarnish, very light wear, many MFS, no dents or dings; bow solid, push shows light wear; no crystal; a good home for this most curious and scarce early Waltham product that would clean up beautifully

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, near mint plates show a few shorter MFS, mint plate setting slots & plate settings, light marring to the cock cap, fine slots otherwise, some light powdery oxide on bright work; dial perfect in the signed sunken center and seconds, numerous hls to the outer chapter; hands mismatched; recase shows borderline medium even wear with highlight brassing on edges, few MFS or scuffs, no dents, minor back dings; bow free and brassy, crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal; excellent internal condition on this scarce model; it is possible that one could find the correct outer dial chapter and assemble a perfect dial from an identical regular WE Roman DSD

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint luster plates with near mint surface show hardly any MFS, fine slots & mint settings, hardly any oxide on bright work; dial perfect with fine luster, a speck or two in the glaze just as it came from the kiln; hands in mint gold Louis XV; Waltham heavy gauge original case shows hardly any wear, hardly any MFS, no dents or dings; bow tight, crown shows light wear with a touch of break; good glass crystal; another superb example at the very top of the damscene art, deserves to be on the famous poster of highly decorated model 83 mvts; excellent internal condition

Mvt: GRO, good balance motion, good poise, mint plates show no MFS, near mint slots & mint settings, no oxide on gilt bright work; dial essentially perfect with mint luster, a tiny surface scratch at 4:30 just outside the central decoration; hands in good blue, minute rubbed; well-selected Waltham medium gauge recase shows very light wear, hardly any MFS, light cover dings with one or two deeper dings visible only internally; bow tight, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal; one of the best mvt and dial combinations one will see, deserves to be on the famous poster of highly decorated model 83 mvts; top internal condition